2 Kings 13:18:72 Kgs.13.18.W7TAB
הַךְ־אַ֔רְצָה
hakartsa
“the ground”
- Transliteration
- hak-AR-tsa
- Extended
- hahk-AR-tsah
- IPA
- /hak.ˈʔar.tsa/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ground
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hak-AR-tsa
- clause
va-yo-MER le-ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL hak-AR-tsa va-YAKH sha-LOSH-pe-a-MEEM va-ya-ah-MOD
- sentence
va-yo-MER KAKH ha-khi-TSIIM va-yik-KAKH va-yo-MER le-ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL hak-AR-tsa va-YAKH sha-LOSH-pe-a-MEEM va-ya-ah-MOD
Exegesis
The imperatives kach {קַח | qaḥ} and hak {הַךְ | ḥaḵ} convey the prophet’s direct commands.
Root and etymology
Rootn·k·h
“strike”
In context — 2 Kings 13:18
And he said, “Take the arrows ,” and the king of Israel took them. Then he said, “Strike the ground,” and the king struck it three times and ceased .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 13:18, so the Hebrew word הַךְ־אַ֔רְצָה (hakartsa) 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.13.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.18.W7.S1) and character.