Leviticus 26:21:10Lev.26.21.W10TAB
מַכָּ֔ה
makah
“a blow”
- Transliteration
- ma-KAH
- Extended
- mah-KAA
- IPA
- /maˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a blow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-KAH
- clause
veh-ya-SAF-ti ah-LEI-khem ma-KAH SHE-va keh-kha-toh-TEE-khem
- sentence
veh-im-tel-KHOO ihm-MEE KE-ri veh-LO toh-VOO lish-MO-ah LI veh-ya-SAF-ti ah-LEI-khem ma-KAH SHE-va keh-kha-toh-TEE-khem
Exegesis
In the apodosis, the vav-consecutive veyasapti {וְיָסַפְתִּי | wə-yāsaptî} ‘and I will add’ introduces intensified divine response with alekhem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿălêkem} ‘upon you’ and makkah {מַכָּה | makkāh} ‘blow.’
Root and etymology
RootNun, Kaf, Heh
“to strike”
In context — Leviticus 26:21
And if you walk with Me in hostility , and are not willing to listen to Me, then I will add upon you a blow seven times according to your sins.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 26:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 26:21, so the Hebrew word מַכָּ֔ה (makah) 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.26.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.26.21.W10.S1) and character.