Judges 15:7:8Judg.15.7.W8TAB
בָכֶ֖ם
vakhem
“on you”
- Transliteration
- va-KHEM
- Extended
- vaa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /vaːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM
- clause
KI im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM ve-a-KHAR e-KHDAL
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM shim-SHON im-ta-a-SUN ka-ZOT KI im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM ve-a-KHAR e-KHDAL
Exegesis
Bakhem {בָכֶם | bä·ḵem} specifies the target of his retribution.
In context — Judges 15:7
Samson said to them, “If you act like this, surely I will take vengeance on you; and afterward, I will cease.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 15:7, so the Hebrew word בָכֶ֖ם (vakhem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.15.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.7.W8.S1) and character.