2 Chronicles 18:19:52 Chr.18.19.W5TAB
אֶת־אַחְאָ֣ב
etakhaav
“{direct object} Ahab”
- Transliteration
- et-a-KHA-av
- Extended
- eht-ah-KHAA-ahv
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔaħˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} Ahab
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-KHA-av
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH MI ye-fa-TE et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-AL ve-yip-POL be-ra-MOT gil-AD
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH MI ye-fa-TE et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-AL ve-yip-POL be-ra-MOT gil-AD va-YO-mer ZE o-MER KA-kha ve-ZE o-MER KA-kha
Exegesis
The object is marked by ʾeṯ {אֶת | ʾeṯ} before the target, and the construct chain meleḵ-yiśrāʾēl {מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | meleḵ-yiśrāʾēl} ‘king of Israel’ heightens the irony that a king is being directed by a higher throne. The two waw-linked imperfects wəyaʿal …
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:19
And the LORD said, “Who will entice Ahab, king of Israel, so that he goes up and falls at Ramoth Gilead?” And one was saying, “Like this,” and another was saying, “Like that.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 18:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַחְאָ֣ב (etakhaav) 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.18.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.19.W5.S1) and character.