2 Chronicles 21:18:32 Chr.21.18.W3TAB
נְגָפ֨וֹ
negafo
“he struck him”
- Transliteration
- ne-ga-FO
- Extended
- neh-gah-FOH
- IPA
- /nəɣaˈfoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he struck him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ne-ga-FO
- phraseyour reading level
ne-ga-FO Ye-ho-VAH be-me-AV
- clause
ne-ga-FO Ye-ho-VAH be-me-AV la-kho-LI le-EN mar-PE
- sentence
ve-a-kha-RE KOL-ZOT ne-ga-FO Ye-ho-VAH be-me-AV la-kho-LI le-EN mar-PE
Exegesis
The main verb negapo {נְגָפ֨וֹ | nə-ḡā-pō} (‘struck him’) includes a pronominal suffix marking Jehoram as patient and places YHWH {יְהוָ֧ה | Yə-hō-wāh} as subject immediately after the verb.
Root and etymology
“to strike, to smite”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:18
And after all this, the LORD sent upon him a disorder in his bowels that admitted no remedy .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 21:18, so the Hebrew word נְגָפ֨וֹ (negafo) 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.21.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.18.W3.S1) and character.