2 Chronicles 14:12:32 Chr.14.12.W3TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:11
אֶת־הַכּוּשִׁ֔ים
ethakushim
“the Cushites”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-ku-SHIM
- Extended
- EET-hah-koo-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.hak.kuːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Cushites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-ku-SHIM
- clause
va-yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH ET-ha-ku-SHIM lif-ne a-SA u-lif-NE ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH ET-ha-ku-SHIM lif-ne a-SA u-lif-NE ye-hu-DA va-ya-NU-su ha-ku-SHIM
Exegesis
The prepositional object et-hakkushim {אֶת־הַכּוּשִׁים | ʾeṯ-ha-kū-šîm} ‘(direct object) the Cushites’ marks the target of the strike.
Root and etymology
“from Cush”
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:12
And the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and before Judah, and the Cushites fled.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 14:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַכּוּשִׁ֔ים (ethakushim) 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.14.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.12.W3.S1) and character.