Psalm 22:15:2Ps.22.15.W2TABWLC Psalms 22:16
כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ
kakheres
“like a potsherd”
- Transliteration
- ka-KHE-res
- Extended
- kah-KHEH-rehs
- IPA
- /kaˈħɛ.rɛs/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a potsherd
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-KHE-res
- phraseyour reading level
ka-KHE-res kho-KHI
- clause
ya-VESH ka-KHE-res kho-KHI u-le-sho-NI mud-BAK mal-ko-KHAI
- sentence
ya-VESH ka-KHE-res kho-KHI u-le-sho-NI mud-BAK mal-ko-KHAI ve-la-a-FAR-MA-vet tish-pe-TE-ni
Exegesis
The verb yavesh {יָבֵשׁ | yā-vēš} ‘is dried up’ in the Qal perfect denotes a completed state of exhaustion, followed by the simile kacheres {כַּחֶרֶשׂ | ka-ḥe-res} ‘like a potsherd’ to evoke brittle decay.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–resh–shin
“broken pottery”
In context — Psalm 22:15
My strength is dried up like a potsherd , and my tongue is stuck to my jaws; and You set me in the dust of death.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 22:15, so the Hebrew word כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ (kakheres) 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 Ps.22.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.15.W2.S1) and character.