Judges 20:37:2Judg.20.37.W2TAB
הֵחִ֔ישׁוּ
hekhishu
“hurried”
- Transliteration
- he-KHI-shu
- Extended
- heh-KHEE-shoo
- IPA
- /heːˈħiːʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hurried
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
he-KHI-shu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-o-REV he-KHI-shu
- clause
ve-ha-o-REV he-KHI-shu va-yip-she-TU el-ha-giv-A
- sentence
ve-ha-o-REV he-KHI-shu va-yip-she-TU el-ha-giv-A va-yim-SHOKH ha-o-REV va-YAKH et-kol-ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev
Exegesis
This verse employs a rapid sequence of vav consecutive forms to drive the narrative forward: vehaorev {וְהָאֹרֵב | wə-hā-’ō-rēḇ} ‘and the ambush’, ḥẹcḥīšu {הֵחִ֔ישׁוּ | hē-ḥî-šû} ‘hurried’, and vayyip̌šəṭû {וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ | way-yip̆-šə-ṭû} ‘and they rushed’.
In context — Judges 20:37
And the ambush hurried and rushed toward Gibeah; then they drew out and struck down the entire city by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:37, so the Hebrew word הֵחִ֔ישׁוּ (hekhishu) 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.20.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.37.W2.S1) and character.