Judges 16:15:3Judg.16.15.W3TAB
אֵ֚יךְ
ekh
“how”
- Transliteration
- EKH
- Extended
- EEKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- how
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
EKH
- clause
va-to-MER e-LAV EKH to-MAR a-hav-TIKH ve-lib-BE-kha EN it-TI
- sentence
va-to-MER e-LAV EKH to-MAR a-hav-TIKH ve-lib-BE-kha EN it-TI ZE sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM he-TAL-ta BI ve-LO-hi-GAD-ta LI bam-ME KO-kha-kha ga-DOL
Exegesis
The interrogative eikh {אֵיךְ | ʾêyk} ‘how’ issues a challenge, immediately followed by the parallel clause “and your heart is not with me,” where velibekha {וְלִבְּךָ | wə-lî-vê-kha} ‘your heart’ conveys relational intimacy.
In context — Judges 16:15
And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have deceived me, and you have not told me by what your strength is so great.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 16:15, so the Hebrew word אֵ֚יךְ (ekh) 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.16.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.15.W3.S1) and character.