Judges 19:29:4Judg.19.29.W4TAB
אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙
ethamaakhelet
“the knife”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let
- Extended
- eet-hah-mah-ah-KHEH-leht
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ha.mma.ʔăˈxɛ.lɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the knife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let
- clause
va-ya-VO el-BET-o va-yik-KAKH et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let va-ya-kha-ZEK be-fi-LAGH-sho va-ye-nat-te-KHE-ha la-a-tsa-ME-ha li-she-NIM a-SAR ne-ta-KHIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO el-BET-o va-yik-KAKH et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let va-ya-kha-ZEK be-fi-LAGH-sho va-ye-nat-te-KHE-ha la-a-tsa-ME-ha li-she-NIM a-SAR ne-ta-KHIM va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha be-KHOL ge-VUL yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The direct object marker et introduces hamakhelet {הַמַּאֲכֶלֶת | hammaʾăḵeleṯ} 'the knife' with vayikkach {וַיִּקַּ֤ח | wayyiqqāḥ}.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–kaph–lamed
“consume/eat”
In context — Judges 19:29
He returned to his house, took the knife , seized his concubine, cut her up, bone by bone , into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the entire territory of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 19:29, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ (ethamaakhelet) 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.19.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.29.W4.S1) and character.