2 Kings 13:14:172 Kgs.13.14.W17TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-raa-EEL
- IPA
- /jisrɔːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
RE-khev yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-RED e-LAV yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-YEVK al-pa-NAV va-yo-MAR a-VI a-VI RE-khev yis-ra-EL u-fa-ra-SHAV
- sentence
veh-eh-lee-SHAA kha-LAA et-kha-le-YOH ah-SHER yah-MOOT BO va-ye-RED e-LAV yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-YEVK al-pa-NAV va-yo-MAR a-VI a-VI RE-khev yis-ra-EL u-fa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
Finally, the construct chain rechev Yisrael ufarashav {רֶ֥כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּפָרָשָֽׁיו | re-ḥev yis-rā-ʼēl wə-pā-rā-šā-v} ‘the chariot of Israel and its horsemen’ parallels Israel’s military strength with the prophet’s protective role.
In context — 2 Kings 13:14
And Elisha became ill with the sickness that would lead to his death; then Joash, king of Israel, went down to him, wept over his face and said, “My father , my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:14:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Kings 13:14, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yisrael) 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 Kgs.13.14.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.14.W17.S1) and character.