2 Kings 15:19:122 Kgs.15.19.W12TAB
אִתּ֔וֹ
itto
“with him”
- Transliteration
- it-TO
- Extended
- iht-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔitˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
it-TO
- clause
lih-YOT ya-DAV it-TO le-ha-kha-ZIK ham-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO
- sentence
BA PUL ME-lekh-a-SHUR al-ha-A-rets va-yit-TEN me-na-KHEM le-PUL E-lef kik-KAR-ka-SEF lih-YOT ya-DAV it-TO le-ha-kha-ZIK ham-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO
Exegesis
The idiom yadav itto {יָדָיו אִתּוֹ | yādāyw ʾittô} ‘his hands with him’ metaphorically indicates political backing. In English, the Hebrew VSO order is rendered as SVO, preserving temporal and causal connections through conjunctions and purpose clauses.
In context — 2 Kings 15:19
Pul king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that his hand might be with him, to support the kingdom in his hand.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 15:19, so the Hebrew word אִתּ֔וֹ (itto) 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.15.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.19.W12.S1) and character.