2 Chronicles 21:12:32 Chr.21.12.W3TAB
מִכְתָּ֔ב
miktav
“a letter”
- Transliteration
- mik-TAV
- Extended
- mihk-TAAV
- IPA
- /mɪxˈtaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a letter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mik-TAV
- clause
va-ya-VO e-LAV mik-TAV me-e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI le-MOR
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-LAV mik-TAV me-e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI le-MOR KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha TA-khat a-SHER LO-ha-LAKH-ta be-dar-KHE ye-ho-sha-FAT a-VI-kha u-ve-dar-KHE a-SA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The locative expression elav miktav {אֵלָיו֙ מִכְתָּ֔ב | ʾēlāyw miḵtāv} marks the recipient and medium.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–tav–bet
“to write”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:12
A letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the LORD , the God of David your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or in the ways of Asa king of Judah.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 21:12, so the Hebrew word מִכְתָּ֔ב (miktav) 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.21.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.12.W3.S1) and character.