2 Kings 14:18:52 Kgs.14.18.W5TAB
כְּתוּבִ֗ים
ketuvim
“written”
- Transliteration
- ke-tu-VIM
- Extended
- keh-too-VEEM
- IPA
- /kə.tuːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- written
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-tu-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM
- clause
ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-REI ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-REI a-mats-ya-HU ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-REI ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The participle ketuvim {כְּתוּבִים | kə-tū-vîm} “written” with al-sefer {עַל־סֵ֛פֶר | ʿal-sê-fer} “in the book” denotes formal archival recording.
Root and etymology
k-t-vkaf–tav–bet
“to write”
In context — 2 Kings 14:18
And the rest of the deeds of Amaziah—are they not inscribed in the book of annals of the kings of Judah ?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 14:18, so the Hebrew word כְּתוּבִ֗ים (ketuvim) 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.14.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.18.W5.S1) and character.