2 Chronicles 36:5:22 Chr.36.5.W2TAB
וְחָמֵ֤שׁ
vekhamesh
“and five”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-MESH
- Extended
- veh-khaa-MEHSH
- IPA
- /wəħaˈmeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and five
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ve-kha-MESH
- phraseyour reading level
ben-eS-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA
- clause
ben-eS-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ye-ho-ya-KIM be-mal-KHO ve-a-KHAT eS-RE sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ben-eS-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ye-ho-ya-KIM be-mal-KHO ve-a-KHAT eS-RE sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV
Exegesis
The Hebrew phrase ben ʿeśerîm wə-ḥāmeš šānâ {בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה} forms a construct chain (“son of twenty and five years”) indicating age.
In context — 2 Chronicles 36:5
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he ruled eleven years in Jerusalem. He acted wickedly in the eyes of the LORD his God .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 36:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 36:5, so the Hebrew word וְחָמֵ֤שׁ (vekhamesh) 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.36.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.36.5.W2.S1) and character.