2 Kings 14:9:242 Kgs.14.9.W24TAB
אֶת־הַחֽוֹחַ׃
ethakhoakh
“the thornbush or thistle”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-KHO-akh
- Extended
- eht-hah-KHOH-ahkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haˈħoːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the thornbush or thistle
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-KHO-akh
- clause
va-ta-a-VOR kha-YAT has-sa-DE a-SHER bal-le-va-NON va-tir-MOS et-ha-KHO-akh
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA le-MOR ha-KHO-akh a-SHER bal-le-va-NON sha-LAKH el-ha-E-rez a-SHER bal-le-va-NON le-MOR te-NA-et-bit-te-KHA liv-NI le-ish-SHA va-ta-a-VOR kha-YAT has-sa-DE a-SHER bal-le-va-NON va-tir-MOS et-ha-KHO-akh
In context — 2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “A thistle in Lebanon sent to a cedar there, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild beast of the field in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:9:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of 2 Kings 14:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַחֽוֹחַ׃ (ethakhoakh) 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.14.9.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.9.W24.S1) and character.