2 Kings 15:12:82 Kgs.15.12.W8TAB
רְבִיעִ֔ים
reviim
“fourth ones or of the fourth generation”
- Transliteration
- re-vi-IM
- Extended
- reh-vee-EEM
- IPA
- /rəviˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- fourth ones or of the fourth generation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
re-vi-IM
- phraseyour reading level
be-NE re-vi-IM
- clause
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU le-MOR be-NE re-vi-IM ye-she-VU le-KHA al-ki-SE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU le-MOR be-NE re-vi-IM ye-she-VU le-KHA al-ki-SE yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI-KHEN
Exegesis
Within the oracle, the construct bənê-rĕviʿîm {בְּנֵי רְבִיעִים | benê rĕvîʿîm} ‘sons of the fourth’ conveys dynastic succession, with yēšəḇû-ləḵā {יֵשְׁבוּ לְךָ | yešəḇû ləḵā} ‘they will sit for you’ denoting royal appointment.
Root and etymology
ר־ב־ע
“fourth”
In context — 2 Kings 15:12
This is the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying: ‘Sons of the fourth generation will sit for you on the throne of Israel.’ And so it came to pass.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 15:12, so the Hebrew word רְבִיעִ֔ים (reviim) 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.15.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.12.W8.S1) and character.