2 Kings 14:13:62 Kgs.14.13.W6TAB
תָּפַ֛שׂ
tafas
“he seized”
- Transliteration
- ta-FAS
- Extended
- taa-FAHS
- IPA
- /taːˈfas/
Meaning by language
- English
- he seized
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-FAS
- clause
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
- 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
The perfect verb tāphaṣ {תָּפַשׂ | tāphaṣ} ‘he seized’ precedes its subject yəhōāš mèlekh-yiśrāʾēl, reflecting Hebrew verb-initial narrative style.
Root and etymology
פ־שׁ־טp-sh-t
“to seize”
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 14:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 14:13, so the Hebrew word תָּפַ֛שׂ (tafas) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.13.W6.S1) and character.