2 Chronicles 20:35:22 Chr.20.35.W2TAB
אֶתְחַבַּר֙
etkhabar
“he joined himself”
- Transliteration
- et-kha-BAR
- Extended
- eht-khah-BAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ħabˈbar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he joined himself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-kha-BAR
- clause
ve-a-kha-RE-khen et-kha-BAR ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA IM a-khaz-YA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-kha-RE-khen et-kha-BAR ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA IM a-khaz-YA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL HU hir-shi-A la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The hitpael verb et-chabbar {אֶתְחַבַּר | ʾĕt-ḥăbbār} ‘he allied himself’ highlights mutual commitment.
Root and etymology
ח־ב־ר
“to join, associate”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:35
After this, Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, allied himself with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who acted wickedly .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:35, so the Hebrew word אֶתְחַבַּר֙ (etkhabar) 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.20.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.35.W2.S1) and character.