Judges 16:28:9Judg.16.28.W9TAB
וְחַזְּקֵ֨נִי
vekhazkeni
“and strengthen me”
- Transliteration
- ve-khaz-ke-NI
- Extended
- veh-khahz-keh-NEE
- IPA
- /vəħaz.qeˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and strengthen me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khaz-ke-NI
- phraseyour reading level
zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA
- clause
a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE ha-e-lo-HIM ve-in-na-ke-MA ne-KAM-a-KHAT mish-te e-NAI mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
- sentence
va-yik-RA shim-SHON el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE ha-e-lo-HIM ve-in-na-ke-MA ne-KAM-a-KHAT mish-te e-NAI mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
Exegesis
Imperatives zakhareni {זָכְרֵנִי | zāḵhērēnî} ‘remember me’ and ve-chazzeqeni {וְחַזְּקֵנִי | wəḥazzəqēnî} ‘strengthen me’ each take the entreaty particle na {נָא | nāʼ}, conveying urgent pleading.
Root and etymology
ח־ז־קch-z-q
“to strengthen”
In context — Judges 16:28
And Samson called to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this time, that I may with one vengeance take revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 16:28, so the Hebrew word וְחַזְּקֵ֨נִי (vekhazkeni) 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.16.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.28.W9.S1) and character.