2 Chronicles 18:9:122 Chr.18.9.W12TAB
פֶּ֖תַח
petakh
“entrance of”
- Transliteration
- PE-takh
- Extended
- PEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /ˈpɛ.taħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- entrance of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
PE-takh
- clause
u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA yo-she-VIM ISH al-KIS-ev me-lu-ba-SHIM be-ga-DIM ve-yo-she-VIM be-GO-ren PE-takh SHA-ar shom-ROn
- sentence
u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA yo-she-VIM ISH al-KIS-ev me-lu-ba-SHIM be-ga-DIM ve-yo-she-VIM be-GO-ren PE-takh SHA-ar shom-ROn ve-KHOL-ha-ne-vi-IM mit-na-be-IM lif-ne-HEM
Exegesis
Locative phrases bəgṓren {בְּגֹ֔רֶן | bəgṓren} and pĕṯāḥ šāʿar {פֶּ֖תַח שַׁ֣עַר | pĕṯāḥ šāʿar} specify the public setting at the threshing floor and gate of Samaria {šōmrōn | שֹׁמְרוֹן}, emphasizing a communal gathering.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:9
The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat each on his throne, clothed in garments ; they sat at the threshing floor near the entrance of the gate of Samaria, while all the prophets were prophesying before them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 18:9, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֖תַח (petakh) 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.18.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.9.W12.S1) and character.