Ruth 3:18:7Ruth.3.18.W7PAT
אֵ֖יךְ
ekh
“how”
- Transliteration
- EKH
- Extended
- EHKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- how
- French
- comment
- Spanish
- cómo
- Portuguese
- como
- German
- wie
- Russian
- как
- Arabic-Simplified
- كيف
- Hindi
- कैसे
- Chinese-Simplified
- 如何
- Korean
- 어떻게
- Indonesian
- bagaimana
- Bengali
- কীভাবে
- Tagalog
- paano
- Swahili
- jinsi
- Amharic
- እንዴት
- Yoruba
- bí
- Igbo
- otú
- Twi
- sɛnea
- Ewe
- ale si
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EKH
- clause
va-to-MER she-VI bit-TI AD a-SHER teh-de-EEN EKH yip-POL da-VAR
- sentence
va-to-MER she-VI bit-TI AD a-SHER teh-de-EEN EKH yip-POL da-VAR KI LO yish-KOT ha-ISH KEE-IM-kih-LAH ha-da-VAR ha-YOM
In context — Ruth 3:18
she said sit my daughter until that you will know how turns out the matter for not will rest the man unless he finishes the matter today
About this coordinate
Ruth 3:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ruth 3:18, so the Hebrew word אֵ֖יךְ (ekh) 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 Ruth.3.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.3.18.W7.S1) and character.