Zechariah 14:15:13Zech.14.15.W13TAB
כַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה
kamaggefa
“like the plague”
- Transliteration
- ka-mag-GE-fa
- Extended
- kah-mahg-GEE-faa
- IPA
- /kam.maggeːˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the plague
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-mag-GE-fa
- clause
ka-mag-GE-fa ha-ZOT
- sentence
ve-KHEN ti-HE-ye mag-GE-fat ha-SUS ha-PE-red ha-ga-MAL ve-ha-kha-MOR ve-KHOL-ha-be-he-MA a-SHER yih-YE ba-ma-kha-NOT ha-HE-ma ka-mag-GE-fa ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The comparative kamaggefah hazot {כַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת | ka-maggē-p̄āh ha-zôt} closes the simile, paralleling two plagues to underscore the scope of judgment.
Root and etymology
נ־ג־פ
“to strike, afflict”
In context — Zechariah 14:15
And so the plague will be upon the horse, the mule, the camel, the donkey, and every beast that is in those camps , just like this plague.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:15:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Zechariah 14:15, so the Hebrew word כַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה (kamaggefa) 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 Zech.14.15.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.15.W13.S1) and character.