1 Kings 22:38:101 Kgs.22.38.W10TAB
רָחָ֑צוּ
rakhatsu
“washed”
- Transliteration
- ra-KHA-tsu
- Extended
- raa-KHAA-tsoo
- IPA
- /vəhaz.zoˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- washed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-KHA-tsu
- clause
va-yish-TOF et-ha-RE-khev AL be-re-KHAT shom-re-RON va-yil-LA-ku ha-kla-VIM et-da-MO ve-ha-zo-NOT ra-KHA-tsu
- sentence
va-yish-TOF et-ha-RE-khev AL be-re-KHAT shom-re-RON va-yil-LA-ku ha-kla-VIM et-da-MO ve-ha-zo-NOT ra-KHA-tsu kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER
Exegesis
The clause ve-ha-zo-not rā-ḥā-ṣû {וְהַזֹּנוֹת רָחָצוּ | və-ha-zo-not rā-ḥā-ṣû} ‘and the prostitutes washed’ extends the theme of public disgrace.
In context — 1 Kings 22:38
They washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria, the dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes washed there, according to the word of the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 22:38, so the Hebrew word רָחָ֑צוּ (rakhatsu) 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 1 Kgs.22.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.38.W10.S1) and character.