2 Kings 13:4:122 Kgs.13.4.W12TAB
כִּֽי־לָחַ֥ץ
kilakhats
“oppressed”
- Transliteration
- ki-la-KHATS
- Extended
- kee-lah-KHAHTS
- IPA
- /kiː.laːˈħats/
Meaning by language
- English
- oppressed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-la-KHATS
- phraseyour reading level
ki-la-KHATS o-TAM
- clause
va-yish-MA e-LAV ye-ho-VAH KI ra-A et-la-KHATS yis-ra-EL ki-la-KHATS o-TAM ME-lekh a-RAM
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL ye-ho-a-KHAZ et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA e-LAV ye-ho-VAH KI ra-A et-la-KHATS yis-ra-EL ki-la-KHATS o-TAM ME-lekh a-RAM
Exegesis
kî-la-ḥaṣ {כִּ֤י… כִּֽי־לָחַ֥ץ | kî… kî-la-ḥaṣ}) creates a causal sequence: first God’s perception (rā’â {רָאָה֙ | rā-’â} ‘he saw’) of la-ḥaṣ {לַ֣חַץ | la-ḥaṣ} ‘oppression’, then identification of the agent, the king of Aram, who pressed them. In English, “for” and “since” render the two kî clauses to preserve explanatory nuance. The shift from Piel to Qal and the repeated conjunctions underscore the responsive dynamic between human plea and divine action.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–chet–tsade
“to press, oppress”
In context — 2 Kings 13:4
And Jehoahaz sought the face of the LORD , and the LORD listened to him, for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Aram oppressed them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 13:4, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־לָחַ֥ץ (kilakhats) 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.13.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.4.W12.S1) and character.