2 Kings 15:16:32 Kgs.15.16.W3TAB
אֶת־תִּפְסַ֨ח
ettifsakh
“{direct object marker} Tiphsah”
- Transliteration
- et-tif-SAKH
- Extended
- eht-tihf-SAAKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.tifˈsaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} Tiphsah
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-tif-SAKH
- phraseyour reading level
et-tif-SAKH ve-et-kal-a-SHER-BA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha
- clause
AZ yak-KE-me-na-KHEM et-tif-SAKH ve-et-kal-a-SHER-BA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha mi-tir-TSA KI LO pa-TAKH va-YAKH
- sentence
AZ yak-KE-me-na-KHEM et-tif-SAKH ve-et-kal-a-SHER-BA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha mi-tir-TSA KI LO pa-TAKH va-YAKH ET kal-he-he-ra-TE-ha bik-KE-a
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yakkeh {יַכֶּה | yak-keh} marks Menaḥem’s {מְנַחֵם | me-na-ḥem} aggressive action, with the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} introducing Tipśaḥ {תִּפְסַח | tip-săḥ}.
In context — 2 Kings 15:16
Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and everyone in it, along with its territory from Tirzah, because it refused to open , and he struck all its pregnant women , ripping them open.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 15:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־תִּפְסַ֨ח (ettifsakh) 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.15.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.16.W3.S1) and character.