Numbers 22:17:1Num.22.17.W1TAB
כִּֽי־כַבֵּ֤ד
kikabed
“for surely I will honor”
- Transliteration
- ki-ka-BED
- Extended
- kih-kah-BEHD
- IPA
- /kiˈkabbeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- for surely I will honor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-ka-BED
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA
- clause
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH
- sentence
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic infinitive absolute plus finite verb kabbed akabedkha {כַבֵּד אֲכַבֶּדְךָ | ka·bēd ʾa·kab·ed·khā} ‘emphatic assurance,’ which intensifies the promise of honor.
Root and etymology
k-b-dkaf-bet-dalet
“to be heavy; honor”
In context — Numbers 22:17
For I will surely honor you greatly , and I will do everything that you say to me. And now, please go and curse for me this people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:17, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־כַבֵּ֤ד (kikabed) 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.22.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.17.W1.S1) and character.