2 Chronicles 24:22:42 Chr.24.22.W4TAB
הַחֶ֙סֶד֙
hakhesed
“the kindness”
- Transliteration
- ha-KHE-sed
- Extended
- hah-KHEH-sehd
- IPA
- /ħaˈsɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- the kindness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ha-KHE-sed
- clause
ve-LO-za-KHAR yo-ASH ha-ME-lekh ha-KHE-sed a-SHER a-SA ye-ho-ya-DA a-VIV i-MO va-ya-ha-ROG et-be-NO
- sentence
ve-LO-za-KHAR yo-ASH ha-ME-lekh ha-KHE-sed a-SHER a-SA ye-ho-ya-DA a-VIV i-MO va-ya-ha-ROG et-be-NO u-khe-MO-to a-MAR ye-RE ye-ho-VAH ve-yid-ROSH
Exegesis
The construct phrase ha-khesed {הַחֶסֶד | ha-ḥe-sed} ‘the steadfast kindness’ is defined by the relative clause asher asah yehoiada avivo immo {אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוֹיָדָע אָבִיו עִמּוֹ}, where avivo ‘his father’ identifies Jehoiada’s paternal relation and immo ‘with him’ indicates joint involvement.
Root and etymology
ch-s-dchet–samekh–dalet
“steadfast love”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:22
But King Joash did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, the father of Zechariah, had done for him, but he killed his son. And as he was dying, he said, “May the LORD see and require it.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 24:22, so the Hebrew word הַחֶ֙סֶד֙ (hakhesed) 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.24.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.22.W4.S1) and character.