2 Chronicles 25:23:142 Chr.25.23.W14TAB
בְּחוֹמַ֣ת
bekhomat
“in the wall of”
- Transliteration
- be-kho-MAT
- Extended
- beh-khoh-MAHT
- IPA
- /bəχoːˈmat/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the wall of
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
be-kho-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- clause
va-ye-vi-E-HU ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yif-ROTS be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im mish-SHA-ar ef-ra-YIM ad-SHA-ar ha-po-NE ar-BA me-OT a-MA
- sentence
ve-ET a-ma-tsya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA BEN-yo-ASH BEN-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ta-FAS yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL be-VET SHA-mesh va-ye-vi-E-HU ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yif-ROTS be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im mish-SHA-ar ef-ra-YIM ad-SHA-ar ha-po-NE ar-BA me-OT a-MA
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with vayifrotz {וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץ | way-yiṯ-p̄rōṣ} ‘and he broke through’, introducing the breach description with bekhomat-yerushalayim {בְּחוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | bə-ḥō-mat yə-rû-šā-layim} ‘in the wall of Jerusalem’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:23
And Joash, king of Israel, seized Amaziah, king of Judah, son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem. Then he broke through the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate up to the Corner Gate , a span of four hundred cubits .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 25:23, so the Hebrew word בְּחוֹמַ֣ת (bekhomat) 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.25.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.23.W14.S1) and character.