2 Kings 13:4:32 Kgs.13.4.W3TAB
אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י
etpene
“the face of”
- Transliteration
- et-pe-NE
- Extended
- eht-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the face of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-pe-NE
- phraseyour reading level
et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-KHAL ye-ho-a-KHAZ et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH
- 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
The construction ’et pə-nê YHWH {אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | ’et pə-nê yə-hō-wāh} uses the direct-object marker with a construct chain to mean “seek the presence of the LORD,” foregrounding a personal-encounter idiom.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–nun–he
“face, presence”
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 13:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 13:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י (etpene) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.4.W3.S1) and character.