Numbers 25:17:3Num.25.17.W3TAB
וְהִכִּיתֶ֖ם
vehikitem
“and you shall strike”
- Transliteration
- ve-hi-ki-TEM
- Extended
- veh-hee-kee-TEHM
- IPA
- /vəhi.kkiˈtem/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall strike
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hi-ki-TEM
- clause
ve-hi-ki-TEM o-TAM
- sentence
tsa-ROHR et-ham-mid-ya-NEEM ve-hi-ki-TEM o-TAM
Exegesis
The verse employs a two-part imperative structure, beginning with tsaror {צָר֖וֹר | ṣārôr} ‘harass’ and continuing with the vav-prefixed vehikitem {וְהִכִּיתֶ֖ם | wə-hikkîtem} ‘strike’.
In context — Numbers 25:17
Harass the Midianites , and you shall strike them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 25:17, so the Hebrew word וְהִכִּיתֶ֖ם (vehikitem) 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.25.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.17.W3.S1) and character.