2 Chronicles 16:14:22 Chr.16.14.W2TAB
בְקִבְרֹתָ֗יו
vekivrotav
“in his tombs”
- Transliteration
- ve-kiv-ro-TAV
- Extended
- veh-kiv-roh-TAAV
- IPA
- /vəqiv.roːˈtaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his tombs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kiv-ro-TAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-be-RU-hu ve-kiv-ro-TAV
- clause
va-yik-be-RU-hu ve-kiv-ro-TAV a-SHER ka-RA-lo be-IR da-VID va-yash-ki-VU-hu ba-mish-KAV a-SHER mi-LE be-sa-MIM u-ze-NIM me-ru-ka-KHIM be-mir-ka-KHAT ma-a-SE
- sentence
va-yik-be-RU-hu ve-kiv-ro-TAV a-SHER ka-RA-lo be-IR da-VID va-yash-ki-VU-hu ba-mish-KAV a-SHER mi-LE be-sa-MIM u-ze-NIM me-ru-ka-KHIM be-mir-ka-KHAT ma-a-SE va-yis-re-FU-lo se-RE-fa ge-do-LA ad-li-me-OD
Exegesis
The locative phrase bekivrotav {בְקִבְרֹתָיו | bə-qivrō-ṯāv} ‘in his tombs’ is modified by a relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ă-šer} ‘which’ and the perfect verb qaralo {כָּרָה־לוֹ | qā-rā-lō} ‘he had dug for himself’, specifying his personal provision.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–bet–resh
“to inter”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:14
And they laid him to rest in the tombs he had excavated for himself in the City of David . They placed him on the bed that had been filled with spices and various blended ointments by a perfumer’s art, and they made a very great burning for him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 16:14, so the Hebrew word בְקִבְרֹתָ֗יו (vekivrotav) 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.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.14.W2.S1) and character.