2 Chronicles 23:11:92 Chr.23.11.W9TAB
וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙
vayimshakhuhu
“and they anointed him”
- Transliteration
- va-yim-sha-KHU-hu
- Extended
- vah-yihm-shaa-KHU-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jim.ʃaːˈħuː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they anointed him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yim-sha-KHU-hu
- clause
va-yim-sha-KHU-hu ye-ho-ya-DA u-va-NAV va-yo-me-RU ye-KHI ha-ME-lekh
- 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
Root and etymology
m-š-ḥmem–shin–ḥet
“to anoint”
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 23:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 23:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙ (vayimshakhuhu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.11.W9.S1) and character.