2 Chronicles 20:23:142 Chr.20.23.W14TAB
לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃
lemashkhit
“to destroy”
- Transliteration
- le-mash-KHIT
- Extended
- leh-mahsh-KHIHT
- IPA
- /ləmaʃˈħiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to destroy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-mash-KHIT
- clause
u-khe-kha-lo-TAM be-yo-she-VE se-IR a-ze-RU ish-be-re-E-HU le-mash-KHIT
- sentence
va-ya-am-DU be-NE a-MON u-mo-AV al-yo-she-VE har-se-IR le-ha-kha-RIM u-le-hash-MID u-khe-kha-lo-TAM be-yo-she-VE se-IR a-ze-RU ish-be-re-E-HU le-mash-KHIT
Root and etymology
Rootš-h-t
“to destroy, ruin”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:23
The sons of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly destroy and annihilate them. And when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped each man his companion toward destruction .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 20:23, so the Hebrew word לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃ (lemashkhit) 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.20.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.23.W14.S1) and character.