2 Chronicles 24:18:122 Chr.24.18.W12TAB
בְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖ם
beashmatam
“for their guilt”
- Transliteration
- be-ash-ma-TAM
- Extended
- beh-ahsh-mah-TAAM
- IPA
- /bəʔaʃmaːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for their guilt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ash-ma-TAM
- clause
va-ye-HI-KE-tsef al-ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim be-ash-ma-TAM ZOT
- sentence
va-ya-az-VU ET-BET ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM va-ya-av-DU ET-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ET-ha-a-tsa-BIM va-ye-HI-KE-tsef al-ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim be-ash-ma-TAM ZOT
Exegesis
The causal phrase bə-ʾaš-mā-tām zōṯ {בְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖ם זֹֽאת | bə-ʾaš-mā-tām zōṯ} ‘because of this their guilt’ tightly links apostasy to divine judgment, preserving the Hebrew’s vav-consecutive narrative and causal emphasis.
Root and etymology
ʾ-sh-m
“guilt, offense”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:18
And they forsook the house of the LORD , the God of their fathers, and they served the Asherim and the idols. Then wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their guilt .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 24:18, so the Hebrew word בְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖ם (beashmatam) 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.24.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.18.W12.S1) and character.