2 Chronicles 23:11:62 Chr.23.11.W6TAB
וְאֶת־הָ֣עֵד֔וּת
veethaedut
“and the testimony”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-E-dut
- Extended
- veh-eht-haa-EE-doot
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.haːʕeːˈðuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the testimony
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ha-E-dut
- clause
va-yo-TSI-u et-BEN-ha-ME-lekh va-yit-NU a-LAV et-ha-NE-zer ve-et-ha-E-dut va-yam-li-KHU o-TO
- sentence
va-yo-TSI-u et-BEN-ha-ME-lekh va-yit-NU a-LAV et-ha-NE-zer ve-et-ha-E-dut va-yam-li-KHU o-TO va-yim-sha-KHU-hu ye-ho-ya-DA u-va-NAV va-yo-me-RU ye-KHI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ’eṯ} marks each direct object, linking hanezer {הַנֵּזֶר | ha-nê-zer} “the crown” and ha’edut {הָעֵדוּת | hā-’ê-ḏût} “the testimony” as investiture items.
Root and etymology
ʻ-d-h‛ayin–dalet–heh
“testimony, witness”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:11
Then they brought out the king’s son , placed the crown on him along with the testimony , and proclaimed him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, “Let the king live!”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 23:11, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הָ֣עֵד֔וּת (veethaedut) 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.23.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.11.W6.S1) and character.