2 Chronicles 30:2:72 Chr.30.2.W7TAB
הַפֶּ֖סַח
hapesakh
“the Passover”
- Transliteration
- ha-PE-sakh
- Extended
- hah-PEH-sahkh
- IPA
- /hapˈpɛ.saħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Passover
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-PE-sakh
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-SOT ha-PE-sakh
- clause
la-a-SOT ha-PE-sakh ba-KHO-desh ha-she-NI
- sentence
va-yi-VA-ats ha-ME-lekh ve-sa-RAV ve-KHOL-ha-ka-HAL bi-ru-sha-LIM la-a-SOT ha-PE-sakh ba-KHO-desh ha-she-NI
Exegesis
The infinitive construct laasot {לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la-‘ă-śōt} ‘to do’ introduces a purpose clause for hapesach {הַפֶּ֖סַח | hap-pē-ḥāṣ} ‘the Passover’.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–tsade–het
“to pass over, spare”
In context — 2 Chronicles 30:2
And the king consulted with his officials and all the assembly in Jerusalem to observe the Passover in the second month.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 30:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 30:2, so the Hebrew word הַפֶּ֖סַח (hapesakh) 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.30.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.30.2.W7.S1) and character.