2 Chronicles 25:23:212 Chr.25.23.W21TAB
מֵא֖וֹת
meot
“hundreds”
- Transliteration
- me-OT
- Extended
- meh-OHT
- IPA
- /meːˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- hundreds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-OT
- phraseyour reading level
ar-BA me-OT
- 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 cardinal expression arba’ me’ot ammah {אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אַמָּֽה | ar-bā‘ mē-’ôṯ ʼam-māh} quantifies the breach. The OSV order and consecutive vav imply rapid, forceful military action emphasizing royal initiative.
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 25:23:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Chronicles 25:23, so the Hebrew word מֵא֖וֹת (meot) 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.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.23.W21.S1) and character.