2 Chronicles 23:21:62 Chr.23.21.W6TAB
הֵמִ֥יתוּ
hemitu
“they put to death”
- Transliteration
- he-MI-tu
- Extended
- hee-MEE-too
- IPA
- /heːˈmiː.tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they put to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
he-MI-tu
- phraseyour reading level
he-MI-tu be-kha-REV
- clause
ve-ET-a-ta-le-YA-hu he-MI-tu be-kha-REV
- sentence
va-yis-me-KHU KAL-am-ha-A-rets ve-ha-IR sha-KA-ta ve-ET-a-ta-le-YA-hu he-MI-tu be-kha-REV
Exegesis
The direct-object marker ve-ʾet {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} marks Atalyahu {עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ | ʿă-tal-yā-hû} as the object of the Hiphil perfect hemiytu {הֵמִ֥יתוּ | hē-mi-tū}, conveying intentional causation.
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:21
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet , for Athaliah had been put to death with the sword .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 23:21, so the Hebrew word הֵמִ֥יתוּ (hemitu) 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.23.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.21.W6.S1) and character.