Nehemiah 13:22:15Neh.13.22.W15TAB
וְח֥וּסָה
vekhusa
“and have pity”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHU-sa
- Extended
- veh-KHOO-sah
- IPA
- /vəˈħuː.sɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and have pity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHU-sa
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHU-sa a-LAI
- clause
gam-ZOT za-khe-RA-li e-lo-HAI ve-KHU-sa a-LAI ke-ROV khas-DE-kha
- sentence
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT gam-ZOT za-khe-RA-li e-lo-HAI ve-KHU-sa a-LAI ke-ROV khas-DE-kha
Exegesis
The paired imperatives gam-zot zakhrah-li {גַּם־זֹאת זָכְרָה־לִּ֣י | gam-zōṯ zāḥrāh-lî} ‘also this, remember for me’ and vekhusa {וְח֥וּסָה | wəḥūsāh} ‘and have compassion’ express parallel petitions.
In context — Nehemiah 13:22
And I said to the Levites that they should purify themselves and come to guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Also this, remember me, my God , and have compassion on me according to the greatness of your mercy .
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:22:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Nehemiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word וְח֥וּסָה (vekhusa) 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 Neh.13.22.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.22.W15.S1) and character.