hekh introduces an interrogative question about how an action can be carried out in the stated circumstances.

As an interrogative particle, hekh introduces questions about how a proposed action can be done: David asks about bringing the ark to himself, and a servant asks how he can speak while strength and breath fail.

1. Interrogative introducing a question of possibility · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged as Particle · Interrogative. In 1 Chronicles 13:12 the form introduces David's question about bringing the ark of God to himself; in Daniel 10:17 it introduces the servant's question about speaking with his lord while strength and breath are absent. The APB renders both clauses with “How can”.

   1 Chronicles 13:12Daniel 10:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the interrogative clause as “How can” in both 1 Chronicles 13:12 and Daniel 10:17; its wording is a whole-verse translation.