2 Chronicles 23:15:52 Chr.23.15.W5TAB
אֶל־מְב֥וֹא
elmevo
“to the entrance of”
- Transliteration
- el-me-VO
- Extended
- ehl-meh-VOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.məˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the entrance of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-me-VO
- phraseyour reading level
el-me-VO sha-ar-ha-su-SIM
- clause
va-ya-SI-mu LA ya-DA-yim va-ta-VO el-me-VO sha-ar-ha-su-SIM BET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-SI-mu LA ya-DA-yim va-ta-VO el-me-VO sha-ar-ha-su-SIM BET ha-ME-lekh va-ye-MI-tu-ha SHAM
Exegesis
The sequence el mevo shaar hasusim {אֶל־מְב֥וֹא שַֽׁעַר־הַסּוּסִים | ʾel məb-bōʾ šāʿar ha-sūsîm} shows a double construct chain ‘to the entrance of the Horse Gate’, while beit hamelekh {בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּלֶךְ | bêt hammeleḵ} is a construct-absolute phrase ‘house of the king’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:15
So they placed their hands upon her, and she went to the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house ; and they put her to death there.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 23:15, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מְב֥וֹא (elmevo) 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.23.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.15.W5.S1) and character.