2 Kings 13:19:162 Kgs.13.19.W16TAB
פְּעָמִ֖ים
peamim
“times”
- Transliteration
- pe-a-MIM
- Extended
- peh-aa-MEEM
- IPA
- /pəʕaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
pe-a-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM
- clause
ve-a-TA sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM tak-KE et-a-RAM
- sentence
va-yik-TSOF a-LAV ISH ha-e-lo-HIM va-yo-MER le-hak-KHOT kha-MESH o-SHESH pe-a-MIM AZ hi-ki-TA et-a-RAM ad-kal-LE ve-a-TA sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM tak-KE et-a-RAM
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the Hiphil infinitive construct lehakot {לְהַכּוֹת | lə-ḥăqqōṯ} ‘to strike’ governs the numerals chamesh ʾō-šeš pəʿāmîm {חָמֵשׁ אוֹ־שֵׁשׁ פְּעָמִים | ḥāmēš ʾō-šeš pəʿāmîm} ‘five or six times’, expressing hypothetical repeated action.
Root and etymology
Rootp·ʿ·m
“step, occurrence”
In context — 2 Kings 13:19
And the man of God became angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Aram until it was completely destroyed . But now you will strike Aram only three times.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:19:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Kings 13:19, so the Hebrew word פְּעָמִ֖ים (peamim) 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.13.19.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.19.W16.S1) and character.