2 Kings 14:7:82 Kgs.14.7.W8TAB
אֶת־הַסֶּ֖לַע
ethasela
“{direct object} the rock or Sela”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-SE-la
- Extended
- eht-hah-SEH-lah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hassɛˈlaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the rock or Sela
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-SE-la
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ta-FAS et-ha-SE-la
- clause
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
- 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}.
Root and etymology
s-l-ʿselah
“rock, crag”
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 14:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 14:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַסֶּ֖לַע (ethasela) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.7.W8.S1) and character.