2 Chronicles 24:18:72 Chr.24.18.W7TAB
אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים
ethaasherim
“{direct object} the Asherim”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-a-she-RIM
- Extended
- EHT-haa-ah-sheh-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.ʔăʃeːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the Asherim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-a-she-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-av-DU ET-ha-a-she-RIM
- clause
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
- 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 contrast is marked by wayyaʿaḇdū {וַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּ | wayyaʿaḇdū} ‘and they served,’ with ʾet ha-ʾăšērîm {אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים | ʾet ha-ʾă-šērîm} ‘the Asherim’ and wə-ʾet ha-ʿăṣābbīm {וְאֶת־הָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים | wə-ʾet ha-ʿă-ṣab-bîm} ‘and the idols.’
Root and etymology
s-r-r
“prince, leader”
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 24:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 24:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים (ethaasherim) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.18.W7.S1) and character.