2 Chronicles 21:7:32 Chr.21.7.W3TAB
לְהַשְׁחִית֙
lehashkhit
“to destroy”
- Transliteration
- le-hash-KHIT
- Extended
- leh-hahsh-KHIHT
- IPA
- /ləhaʃˈħiːt/
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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-hash-KHIT
- clause
ve-LO-A-VA ye-ho-VAH le-hash-KHIT et-BET da-VID le-MA-an ha-be-RIT a-SHER ka-RAT le-da-VID
- sentence
ve-LO-A-VA ye-ho-VAH le-hash-KHIT et-BET da-VID le-MA-an ha-be-RIT a-SHER ka-RAT le-da-VID ve-kha-a-SHER a-MAR la-TET LO NIR u-le-va-NAIV kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The infinitive phrase lehashchit {לְהַשְׁחִית | lə-hašḥîṯ} ‘to destroy’ expresses intended action, while et beit David {אֶת־בֵּית דָּוִד | ʾeṯ-bêṯ Dāwîḏ} marks the threatened object, the dynastic “house.”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:7
Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David, for the sake of the covenant that He made with David, and as He said, to give him a lamp and to his sons for all the days.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 21:7, so the Hebrew word לְהַשְׁחִית֙ (lehashkhit) 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.21.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.7.W3.S1) and character.