Leviticus 24:18:1Lev.24.18.W1TAB
וּמַכֵּ֥ה
oomakkeh
“strike”
- Transliteration
- oo-mak-KEH
- Extended
- oo-mahk-KEH
- IPA
- /uː.makˈkeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- strike
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-mak-KEH
- phraseyour reading level
oo-mak-KEH NE-fesh-be-he-MAH
- clause
oo-mak-KEH NE-fesh-be-he-MAH ye-shal-le-MEN-nah
- sentence
oo-mak-KEH NE-fesh-be-he-MAH ye-shal-le-MEN-nah NE-fesh TA-khat NA-fesh
Exegesis
The opening participle makeh {וּמַכֵּ֥ה | mä-kēh} functions as a legal category marker defining the responsible party.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–kaf–heh
“to strike, smite”
In context — Leviticus 24:18
And anyone who kills the life of an animal must make restitution—life for life.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 24:18, so the Hebrew word וּמַכֵּ֥ה (oomakkeh) 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 Lev.24.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.18.W1.S1) and character.