2 Chronicles 20:15:22 Chr.20.15.W2TAB
הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ
hakshivu
“listen”
- Transliteration
- hak-shi-VU
- Extended
- hahk-shih-VOO
- IPA
- /haq.ʃiˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- listen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
hak-shi-VU
- phraseyour reading level
hak-shi-VU khol-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-YO-mer hak-shi-VU khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-ham-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT
- sentence
va-YO-mer hak-shi-VU khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-ham-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM a-TEM al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-khat-TU mi-pe-NE he-ha-MON ha-RAV haz-ZE KI LO la-KHEM ham-mil-kha-MA KI le-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The imperative hakshiv’u {הַקְשִׁיבוּ | haqšîḇû} ‘listen’ addresses Judah, Jerusalem’s inhabitants, and the king, setting corporate focus.
Root and etymology
ק־שׁ־ב
“to listen attentively”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you: Do not fear or be dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:15, so the Hebrew word הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ (hakshivu) 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.20.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.15.W2.S1) and character.