2 Kings 13:17:112 Kgs.13.17.W11TAB

חֵץ־תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה

khetstehshooaa

arrow of victory

Transliteration
KHEts-teh-shoo-AA
Extended
KHEHTs-teh-shoo-AA
IPA
/ħeːts.təʃuːˈʕaː/

Meaning by language

English
arrow of victory

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
חֵץ + תְּשׁ + וּ + עָ֤ה
khets + teh + shoo + aa
khetstehshooaa

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end
Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    KHEts-teh-shoo-AA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KHEts-teh-shoo-AA la-ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER e-li-SHA ye-REH va-YOR va-yo-MER KHEts-teh-shoo-AA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-KHEts teh-shoo-AA va-a-RAM ve-hi-KEE-ta ET-a-RAM ba-a-FEK ad-ka-LEH

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER pe-TAKH ha-kha-LON KED-ma va-yif-TAKH va-yo-MER e-li-SHA ye-REH va-YOR va-yo-MER KHEts-teh-shoo-AA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-KHEts teh-shoo-AA va-a-RAM ve-hi-KEE-ta ET-a-RAM ba-a-FEK ad-ka-LEH

Exegesis

The construct chain chets-teshuah la-YHWH {חֵץ־תְּשׁוּעָה לַיהוָה | ḥēṣ·tə·šū·ʿāh la·YHWH} ties divine ownership to the instrument of salvation, paralleled by ve-chets-teshuah ba-aram {וְחֵץ תְּשׁוּעָה בַאֲרָם | wə·ḥēṣ tə·šū·ʿāh ba·ʾā·rām} “and arrow of deliverance against Aram,” which shifts focus to the enemy.

Root and etymology

ḥ-ṣḥet–tsade

arrow

In context2 Kings 13:17

And he said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot,” and he shot. Then he said, “The LORD’s arrow of deliverance, even an arrow of deliverance against Aram. You will strike Aram at Aphek until you have made an end of them.”

About this coordinate

2 Kings 13:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 13:17, so the Hebrew word חֵץ־תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה (khetstehshooaa) 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.13.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.17.W11.S1) and character.