2 Kings 13:20:22 Kgs.13.20.W2TAB
אֱלִישָׁ֖ע
elisha
“Elisha”
- Transliteration
- e-li-SHA
- Extended
- eh-LEE-SHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛliːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elisha
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-li-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-MAT e-li-SHA
- clause
va-ya-MAT e-li-SHA va-yik-be-RU-hu
- sentence
va-ya-MAT e-li-SHA va-yik-be-RU-hu u-ge-du-DE mo-AV ya-VO-u va-A-rets BA sha-NA
Exegesis
The proper name Elisha {אֱלִישָׁע | ʾĕlîšāʿ} functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
y-š-ʿyod–shin–ayin
“to save, rescue”
In context — 2 Kings 13:20
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And bands of Moab entered the land at the coming of the year.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 13:20, so the Hebrew word אֱלִישָׁ֖ע (elisha) 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.13.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.20.W2.S1) and character.