2 Chronicles 23:21:72 Chr.23.21.W7TAB
בֶחָֽרֶב׃
bekharev
“with the sword”
- Transliteration
- be-kha-REV
- Extended
- beh-khah-REHV
- IPA
- /bəħaˈrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-kha-REV
- 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 prepositional phrase be-ḥā-rev {בֶחָֽרֶב | be-ḥā-rev} specifies the instrument. In English, the particles et and vav are omitted or rendered as conjunctions to fit natural word order.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–resh–bet
“sword, weapon”
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 23:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 23:21, so the Hebrew word בֶחָֽרֶב׃ (bekharev) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.21.W7.S1) and character.