2 Chronicles 12:1:22 Chr.12.1.W2TAB
כְּהָכִ֞ין
kehakhin
“when was established”
- Transliteration
- ke-ha-KHIN
- Extended
- keh-haa-KHEEN
- IPA
- /kəhaˈχiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- when was established
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ha-KHIN
- clause
va-ye-HI ke-ha-KHIN mal-KHUT re-kha-VAM u-khe-hez-ka-TO a-ZAV et-TO-rat Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-ha-KHIN mal-KHUT re-kha-VAM u-khe-hez-ka-TO a-ZAV et-TO-rat Ye-ho-VAH ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL i-MO
Exegesis
The infinitive construct kehachin {כְּהָכִ֞ין | kə-hāhîn} ‘when it was established’ introduces a temporal clause, paralleled by ukechezkato {וּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹ | û-kə-ḥezqāṯō} ‘and when he became strong’, framing Rehoboam’s political stability.
Root and etymology
k-w-nkaf–vav–nun
“establish, prepare”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:1
And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he had become strong, that he abandoned the law of the LORD , and all Israel was with him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 12:1, so the Hebrew word כְּהָכִ֞ין (kehakhin) 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 2 Chr.12.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.1.W2.S1) and character.