2 Chronicles 17:6:82 Chr.17.6.W8TAB
וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים
veethaasherim
“and the Asherim or Asherah poles”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-a-she-RIM
- Extended
- veh-eht-haa-ah-sheh-REEM
- IPA
- /wəʔɛt.haː.ʔăʃeːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Asherim or Asherah poles
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-et-ha-a-she-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-ba-MOT ve-et-ha-a-she-RIM
- clause
ve-OD he-SIR et-ha-ba-MOT ve-et-ha-a-she-RIM mi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yig-BAH li-BO be-dar-KHE ye-ho-VAH ve-OD he-SIR et-ha-ba-MOT ve-et-ha-a-she-RIM mi-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect hēsîr {הֵסִ֛יר | hēsîr} (‘he removed’) takes direct objects introduced by ʾēt {אֶת־ | ʾēt}, namely habbāmôt {הַבָּמ֥וֹת | habbāmôt} (‘the high places’) and hāʾăšērîm {הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים | hāʾăšērîm} (‘the Asherah images’).
Root and etymology
s-rsin–resh
“prince, leader”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:6
And his heart grew bold in the ways of the LORD ; furthermore, he removed the high places and the Asherah images from Judah .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 17:6, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים (veethaasherim) 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.17.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.6.W8.S1) and character.