2 Kings 13:16:42 Kgs.13.16.W4TAB
הַרְכֵּ֤ב
harkev
“set”
- Transliteration
- har-KEV
- Extended
- hahr-KEHV
- IPA
- /harˈkeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
har-KEV
- phraseyour reading level
har-KEV YAD-kha
- clause
va-yoh-MER leh-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL har-KEV YAD-kha al-ha-KE-shet va-yar-KEV ya-DO
- sentence
va-yoh-MER leh-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL har-KEV YAD-kha al-ha-KE-shet va-yar-KEV ya-DO va-YA-sem e-li-SHA ya-DAIV al-ye-DEE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperative harkev {הַרְכֵּב | har-kēḇ} ‘place’ governs yadkha as its object, forming a command clause.
Root and etymology
r-k-bresh–kaf–bet
“to mount, set”
In context — 2 Kings 13:16
And he said to the king of Israel, “Place your hand upon the bow .” So he placed his hand, and Elisha set his hands upon the king’s hands.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 13:16, so the Hebrew word הַרְכֵּ֤ב (harkev) 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.13.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.16.W4.S1) and character.