2 Chronicles 18:24:112 Chr.18.24.W11TAB
לְהֵחָבֵֽא׃
lehekhave
“to hide oneself”
- Transliteration
- le-he-kha-VE
- Extended
- leh-hee-khaa-VEE
- IPA
- /ləheːħaːˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to hide oneself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
le-he-kha-VE
- clause
a-SHER ta-VO KHE-der be-KHE-der le-he-kha-VE
- sentence
va-YO-mer mi-KHA-ye-hu hin-NE-kha ro-E ba-YOM ha-HU a-SHER ta-VO KHE-der be-KHE-der le-he-kha-VE
Exegesis
The Niphal infinitive construct lehechave {לְהֵחָבֵֽא | lə-hē-ḥāvēʾ} indicates purpose. English renders the sequence as “enter an inner room to hide yourself,” preserving the infinitive purpose clause.
Root and etymology
ח־ב־א
“to hide oneself”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:24
Micaiah said, “Behold , you will see on that day when you enter an inner chamber to hide yourself.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 18:24, so the Hebrew word לְהֵחָבֵֽא׃ (lehekhave) 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.18.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.24.W11.S1) and character.