2 Kings 14:8:92 Kgs.14.8.W9TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
The title melek Yisrael {מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | me-leḵ yi-srā-ʾēl} functions as a genitival designation.
In context — 2 Kings 14:8
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 14:8, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yisrael) 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.14.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.8.W9.S1) and character.