Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1963 |
|---|---|
| Word: | הֵיכּ |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | another form for H349 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | heyk |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hake |
| Meaning: | 1. how? |
| KJV Renderings: | how. |
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הֵיךְ adverb how? (היך, [untranscribed source text 1295], id., in Palestinian Aramaic, as Job 21:34 ᵑ7 , Gen 3:9; Deut 1:12 ᵑ7 Pa J ; Matt 22:12 ᵑ6 : Jerusalem (though usually these words have the force of as), and in הֵיכְדֵין how, then? Ps 73:11 + ᵑ7 ; compare BevDan.p. 29) — only twice, in late Hebrew, 1Chr 13:12 (|| 2Sam 6:9 אֵיךְ), Dan 10:17.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
