2 Kings 14:17:122 Kgs.14.17.W12TAB
חֲמֵ֥שׁ
khamesh
“five”
- Transliteration
- kha-MESH
- Extended
- khah-MESH
- IPA
- /ħăˈmeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- five
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
kha-MESH
- phraseyour reading level
kha-MESH e-se-RE
- clause
kha-MESH e-se-RE sha-NA
- sentence
va-ye-KHI a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL kha-MESH e-se-RE sha-NA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase acharei mot {אַֽחֲרֵי מ֔וֹת | ʾăḥărê mōṯ} ‘after the death’ introduces a temporal clause, followed by the numeral construct khamesh esreh shanah {חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה | ḥămēšʾ ʿəśrê šānāh} ‘fifteen years’, where the English plural “years” reflects Hebrew agreement with the numeral. The arrangement places the duration after the temporal marker, mirroring Hebrew word order, and the vav-consecutive highlights the continuity of Amaziah’s life after Jehoash’s demise.
In context — 2 Kings 14:17
And Amaziah , son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 14:17, so the Hebrew word חֲמֵ֥שׁ (khamesh) 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.14.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.17.W12.S1) and character.