Judges 16:7:12Judg.16.7.W12TAB
כְּאַחַ֥ד
keakhad
“like one”
- Transliteration
- ke-a-KHAD
- Extended
- keh-ah-KHAHD
- IPA
- /kəʔaˈħad/
Meaning by language
- English
- like one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ke-a-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
ke-a-KHAD ha-a-DAM
- clause
ve-kha-LI-ti ve-ha-YI-ti ke-a-KHAD ha-a-DAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LE-ha shim-SHON im-ya-as-re-NI be-shiv-A ye-ta-RIM la-KHIM a-SHER lo-kho-ra-VU ve-kha-LI-ti ve-ha-YI-ti ke-a-KHAD ha-a-DAM
Exegesis
The apodosis contains two vav-consecutive perfects, vechaliti {וְחָלִ֥יתִי | wəḥālı̆tî} ‘then I will become weak’ and vehayiti {וְהָיִ֖יתִי | wəhāyîtî} ‘and I will be’, concluding with a simile introduced by keʾechad {כְּאַחַ֥ד | kěʾaḥâd} ‘like one’ and the definite noun haadam {הָאָדָֽם | hāʾādām} ‘the man’. This structure establishes a clear protasis-apodosis relationship that underscores the conditional nature of Samson’s loss of strength.
In context — Judges 16:7
And Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I will become weak and will be like any other man .”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 16:7, so the Hebrew word כְּאַחַ֥ד (keakhad) 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.16.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.7.W12.S1) and character.