2 Chronicles 22:4:132 Chr.22.4.W13TAB
לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית
lemashkhit
“to destroy”
- Transliteration
- le-mash-KHIT
- Extended
- leh-mahsh-KHIIT
- IPA
- /ləmaʃˈħiːt/
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mash-KHIT
- phraseyour reading level
le-mash-KHIT LO
- clause
ki-HE-ma ha-YU-lo yo-a-tsim a-kha-RE MOT a-VIV le-mash-KHIT LO
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-VEIT a-kh-AV ki-HE-ma ha-YU-lo yo-a-tsim a-kha-RE MOT a-VIV le-mash-KHIT LO
Exegesis
Acharei mot aviv {אַחֲרֵ֛י מ֥וֹת אָבִ֖יו | ’a-ḥă-rê mōṯ ’ā-vîw} “after his father’s death” establishes temporal sequence, and the infinitive construct goal le-mashḥit lo {לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית לֽוֹ | lə-maš-ḥîṯ lô} “to bring him to destruction” indicates purpose and result. The progression from moral judgment to misguided counsel and final ruin underscores the theological theme of divine evaluation and human failure.
Root and etymology
ש־ח־ת
“to destroy”
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:4
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as the house of Ahab did, because after his father’s death they became his counselors, bringing him to his ruin .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 22:4, so the Hebrew word לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית (lemashkhit) 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.22.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.4.W13.S1) and character.