2 Kings 14:7:112 Kgs.14.7.W11TAB
אֶת־שְׁמָהּ֙
etshema
“{direct object} its name”
- Transliteration
- et-she-MA
- Extended
- eht-sheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʃəˈmaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} its name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-she-MA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA et-she-MA
- clause
va-yik-RA et-she-MA yok-te-EL AD ha-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
HU-HI-ka et-e-DOM be-GE-a-ha-me-lakh ME-lakh a-SE-ret a-la-FIM ve-ta-FAS et-ha-SE-la ba-mil-kha-MA va-yik-RA et-she-MA yok-te-EL AD ha-YOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The accusative marker ’et {אֶת־ | ʼet} introduces the noun shemāh {שְׁמָהּ | shemāh} ‘its name’, followed by the proper noun yāqeṯʾēl {יָקְתְאֵל | yāqeṯʾēl}.
In context — 2 Kings 14:7
He struck Edom in the Valley of Salt—ten thousand—and captured the Sela in battle. He named it Joktheel, to this day.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 14:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שְׁמָהּ֙ (etshema) 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.14.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.7.W11.S1) and character.