2 Chronicles 28:2:62 Chr.28.2.W6TAB
מַסֵּכ֛וֹת
masekhot
“cast images”
- Transliteration
- ma-SE-khot
- Extended
- mah-SEE-khoht
- IPA
- /mas.seːˈxoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- cast images
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ma-SE-khot
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GAM ma-SE-khot
- clause
ve-GAM ma-SE-khot a-SA la-be-a-LIM
- sentence
va-YE-lekh be-dar-KHE mal-KHE yis-re-EL ve-GAM ma-SE-khot a-SA la-be-a-LIM
Exegesis
The noun massekhoth {מַסֵּכ֛וֹת | ma-sē-khōṯ} ‘molten images’ denotes cast metal objects; it is rendered “cast images” in the formal version to preserve material specificity and “idols” in the dynamic for clarity of intent.
In context — 2 Chronicles 28:2
And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and he also made cast images for the Baals .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 28:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 28:2, so the Hebrew word מַסֵּכ֛וֹת (masekhot) 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.28.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.28.2.W6.S1) and character.