2 Chronicles 30:2:82 Chr.30.2.W8TAB
בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ
bakhodesh
“in the month”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHO-desh
- Extended
- bah-KHOH-dehsh
- IPA
- /baˈħo.dɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the month
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ba-KHO-desh
- phraseyour reading level
ba-KHO-desh ha-she-NI
- 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
Finally, the temporal phrase bâchôdesh hasshenî {בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִֽי | ba-ḥō-ḏêš ha-šē-nî} ‘in the second month’ anchors the festival in the liturgical calendar. The infinitive construct marks telic purpose rather than finite action, reflecting formal decision-making in royal cultic context.
Root and etymology
Roothet–dalet–shin
“new, month”
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 30:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 30:2, so the Hebrew word בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ (bakhodesh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.30.2.W8.S1) and character.