2 Chronicles 15:16:22 Chr.15.16.W2TAB
אֵ֣ם
em
“mother of”
- Transliteration
- EM
- Extended
- EEM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- mother of
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
EM
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EM a-SA ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-GAM-ma-a-KHA EM a-SA ha-ME-lekh he-si-RAH mig-ge-vi-RA a-sher-a-SE-ta la-a-she-RA mif-la-TSET
- sentence
ve-GAM-ma-a-KHA EM a-SA ha-ME-lekh he-si-RAH mig-ge-vi-RA a-sher-a-SE-ta la-a-she-RA mif-la-TSET va-yik-ROT a-SA et-mif-lats-TAH va-DAK va-yis-ROF be-NA-khal kid-RON
Exegesis
The appositional identification 'em asa hammelekh {אֵ֣ם ׀ אָסָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ʾēm ʾāsāʾ hammelekh} places her family relation and the king’s status before the action, highlighting the seriousness of disciplining a close royal relative.
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:16
Moreover, King Asa removed Maakah, his mother, from her role as queen mother , because she had made a horrifying image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the Wadi Kidron.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 15:16, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣ם (em) 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.15.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.16.W2.S1) and character.