2 Chronicles 12:1:42 Chr.12.1.W4TAB
רְחַבְעָם֙
rekhavam
“Rehoboam”
- Transliteration
- re-kha-VAM
- Extended
- reh-khah-VAAM
- IPA
- /rə.ħaˈvʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Rehoboam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
re-kha-VAM
- phraseyour reading level
mal-KHUT re-kha-VAM
- 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 noun phrase malkhut rechav’am {מַלְכ֤וּת רְחַבְעָם֙ | malkhût rëkhăvə‘ām} functions as the subject, while the qal perfect verb azav {עָזַ֖ב | ‘āzav} ‘he forsook’ marks the decisive action.
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 12:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 12:1, so the Hebrew word רְחַבְעָם֙ (rekhavam) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.1.W4.S1) and character.