Zechariah 2:1:6Zech.2.1.W6TABWLC Zechariah 2:5
חֶ֥בֶל
khevel
“a cord”
- Transliteration
- KHE-vel
- Extended
- KHEH-veh l
- IPA
- /ˈħɛvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a cord
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHE-vel
- phraseyour reading level
KHE-vel mi-DA
- clause
u-ve-ya-DO KHE-vel mi-DA
- sentence
va-ES-SA E-NAI va-E-RE ve-hin-NE-AISH u-ve-ya-DO KHE-vel mi-DA
Exegesis
The term ish {אִישׁ | ’îš} ‘a man’ introduces the focal figure, and the prepositional phrase u-ve-yado {וּבְיָדוֹ | û-ḇə-yā-ḏô} ‘in his hand’ situates the construct chain chevel middah {חֶבֶל מִדָּה | ḥe-ḇel mid-dāh} ‘measuring line’. This progression from sight to symbol underscores the theme of divine evaluation.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–bet–lamed
“cord”
In context — Zechariah 2:1
And I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a man carrying a measuring line in his hand.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 2:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Zechariah 2:1, so the Hebrew word חֶ֥בֶל (khevel) 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.2.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.2.1.W6.S1) and character.