2 Chronicles 16:8:22 Chr.16.8.W2TAB
הַכּוּשִׁ֣ים
hakushim
“the Cushites or Ethiopians”
- Transliteration
- ha-KU-shim
- Extended
- hah-KOO-sheem
- IPA
- /hak.kuːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Cushites or Ethiopians
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-KU-shim
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO ha-KU-shim ve-hal-LU-vim
- clause
ha-LO ha-KU-shim ve-hal-LU-vim ha-YU le-KHA-yil la-ROV le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM le-har-BE me-OD
- sentence
ha-LO ha-KU-shim ve-hal-LU-vim ha-YU le-KHA-yil la-ROV le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM le-har-BE me-OD u-ve-hish-sha-EN-kha al-ye-ho-VAH ne-ta-NAM be-ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The coordinated subject hakushim wəhaluvim {הַכּוּשִׁים וְהַלּוּבִים | ha-kû-šîm wə-ha-lû-wîm} identifies opposing peoples.
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:8
Was it not the Cushites and the Lubim who formed a vast army , with a great multitude of chariots and horsemen beyond measure? Yet when you relied upon the LORD , He gave them into your hand.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 16:8, so the Hebrew word הַכּוּשִׁ֣ים (hakushim) 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.16.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.8.W2.S1) and character.