2 Chronicles 20:22:22 Chr.20.22.W2TAB
הֵחֵ֨לּוּ
hekhelu
“they began”
- Transliteration
- he-KHE-lu
- Extended
- heh-KHEE-loo
- IPA
- /heːˈħeːl.luː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they began
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
he-KHE-lu
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-ET he-KHE-lu ve-rin-NA
- sentence
u-ve-ET he-KHE-lu ve-rin-NA u-te-hil-LA na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH me-a-re-VIM al-be-NEI a-MON mo-AV ve-har-se-IR ha-ba-IM li-ye-hu-DA va-yin-na-GE-fu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal clause uve’et {וּבְעֵת֩ | ū-və-ʿêṯ} ‘and at the time’ followed by the Hiphil perfect hecheilu {הֵחֵ֨לּוּ | hē-ḥê-lû} ‘they began,’ establishing a temporal framework.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:22
And at the time they began with joyful shouting and praise, the LORD set ambushers against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were coming against Judah, and they were struck down .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:22, so the Hebrew word הֵחֵ֨לּוּ (hekhelu) 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.20.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.22.W2.S1) and character.