2 Kings 14:13:182 Kgs.14.13.W18TAB
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙
efrayim
“Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- e-fra-YIM
- Extended
- eh-frah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛf.raːˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-fra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-SHA-ar e-fra-YIM
- clause
ve-ya-VO-u va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yif-ROTS be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im be-SHA-ar e-fra-YIM ad-SHA-ar ha-pin-NA ar-BA me-OT a-MA
- sentence
ve-ET a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA ben-ye-ho-ASH ben-a-khaz-ya-HU ta-FAS ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL be-VET sha-MESH ve-ya-VO-u va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yif-ROTS be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im be-SHA-ar e-fra-YIM ad-SHA-ar ha-pin-NA ar-BA me-OT a-MA
Exegesis
Spatial relations are defined by bə-bēt šemeš {בְּבֵית־שֶׁמֶשׁ | bə-bēt šemeš} ‘at Beth Shemesh’, then bə-ḥōmāṯ yərūšālayim {בְּחוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם | bə-ḥōmāṯ yərūšālayim} ‘in the wall of Jerusalem’, with endpoints be-šaʿar ʾeprāyim {בְּשַׁעַר אֶפְרַיִם | bə-šaʿar ʾeprāyim} ‘from the Ephraim Gate’ and ʿad-šaʿar hapinnāh {עַד־שַׁעַר הַפִּנָּה | ʿad-šaʿar hapinnāh} ‘to the Corner Gate’.
In context — 2 Kings 14:13
And Joash king of Israel seized Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh . Then he proceeded to Jerusalem and broke open the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, covering four hundred cubits .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Kings 14:13, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (efrayim) 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.14.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.13.W18.S1) and character.