2 Chronicles 14:3:82 Chr.14.3.W8TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:2
אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃
ethaasherim
“the Asherim”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-a-she-RIM
- Extended
- eet-haa-ah-sheh-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.ʔăʃeːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Asherim
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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-a-she-RIM
- clause
va-ye-shab-BER et-ha-mats-tse-VOT va-ye-gad-DA et-ha-a-she-RIM
- sentence
va-ya-SAR et-miz-be-KHOT ha-ne-KHAR ve-ha-ba-MOT va-ye-shab-BER et-ha-mats-tse-VOT va-ye-gad-DA et-ha-a-she-RIM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces each specific cultic object, marking them as definite.
Bamot {בָּמוֹת | bā·mōṯ} refers to elevated shrines on hills, while matsevot {מַּצֵּבֹת | mat·tsê·bō·ṯ} are stone monuments and Asherim {אֲשֵׁרִים | ’ă·šê·rîm} are wooden cultic poles or trees. The Piel stem’s intensification underscores the king’s zealous eradication of idolatrous sites.
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:3
And he removed the foreign altars and the high places, and he broke in pieces the standing stones , and he cut down the Asherim .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 14:3, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃ (ethaasherim) 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.14.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.3.W8.S1) and character.