2 Chronicles 21:4:72 Chr.21.4.W7TAB
אֶת־כָּל־אֶחָ֖יו
etkalekhaiv
“{direct object} all his brothers”
- Transliteration
- et-kal-e-KHAI-v
- Extended
- eht-kaaL-eh-KHAA-iv
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.kɔl.ʔɛˈħaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} all his brothers
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-kal-e-KHAI-v
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-ha-ROG et-kal-e-KHAI-v
- clause
va-ya-KAM ye-ho-RAM al-mam-le-KHAT A-vi-v va-yit-kha-ZAK va-ya-ha-ROG et-kal-e-KHAI-v be-kha-REV
- sentence
va-ya-KAM ye-ho-RAM al-mam-le-KHAT A-vi-v va-yit-kha-ZAK va-ya-ha-ROG et-kal-e-KHAI-v be-kha-REV ve-GAM mi-sa-RE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The Hitpael stem highlights his self-initiated consolidation, while ʾēt kōl ʾeḥāyw {אֶת־כָּל־אֶחָיו | ʾēt kōl ʾeḥāyw} indicates the totality of the fratricide.
Root and etymology
ʾ-chaleph–chet
“brother”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:4
And Jehoram rose up over the kingdom of his father and strengthened himself, and he killed all his brothers with the sword—and also some of the officials of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־אֶחָ֖יו (etkalekhaiv) 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.21.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.4.W7.S1) and character.