2 Kings 13:8:72 Kgs.13.8.W7TAB

הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם

halohem

are they not

Transliteration
ha-LO-HEM
Extended
hah-LOH-HEHM
IPA
/hăloːˈheːm/

Meaning by language

English
are they not

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הֲ + לוֹא + הֵ֣ם
ha + lo + hem
halohem

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-LO-HEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM

  3. clause

    ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    ve-YE-ter div-RE ye-ho-a-KHAZ ve-KHOL-a-SHER a-SA u-ge-vu-ra-TO ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The interrogative halo {הֲלוֹא־ | hă-lōʼ} ‘is it not’ with hem {הֵ֣ם | hēm} ‘they’ frames a rhetorical question expecting affirmation.

In context2 Kings 13:8

And the rest of the deeds of Jehoahaz and all that he did, and his might —are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

About this coordinate

2 Kings 13:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 13:8, so the Hebrew word הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם (halohem) 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.13.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.8.W7.S1) and character.