Numbers 14:19:6Num.14.19.W6TAB
חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ
khasdekha
“of your steadfast love”
- Transliteration
- khas-DE-kha
- Extended
- khahs-DEH-kha
- IPA
- /ħasˈdɛxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- of your steadfast love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khas-DE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ke-GO-del khas-DE-kha
- clause
se-LAKH-NA la-a-VON ha-AM ha-ZEH ke-GO-del khas-DE-kha
- sentence
se-LAKH-NA la-a-VON ha-AM ha-ZEH ke-GO-del khas-DE-kha ve-ka-a-SHER na-SA-ta la-AM ha-ZEH mi-mits-RA-yim ve-AD-hen-NAH
Exegesis
The construct kegodel chasdecha {כְּגֹדֶל חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ | kə-gō-ḏel ḥas-de-ḵā} ‘according to the greatness of Your mercy’ forms a qualitative measure of divine compassion.
Root and etymology
ḥ-s-dchet–samekh–dalet
“steadfast love”
In context — Numbers 14:19
Please forgive the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of Your mercy, and just as You have forgiven this people from Egypt even until now.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 14:19, so the Hebrew word חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ (khasdekha) 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 Num.14.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.19.W6.S1) and character.