2 Kings 13:14:182 Kgs.13.14.W18TAB
וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃
ufarashav
“and his horsemen”
- Transliteration
- u-fa-ra-SHAV
- Extended
- oo-fah-rah-SHAAW
- IPA
- /uːfɔːrɔːˈʃaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his horsemen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-fa-ra-SHAV
- 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 13:14:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Kings 13:14, so the Hebrew word וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ (ufarashav) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.14.W18.S1) and character.