2 Kings 15:24:122 Kgs.15.24.W12TAB
אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
etyisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- et-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- eht-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
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 | |
| 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
et-yis-ra-EL
- clause
LO SAR me-kha-ta-OT ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH LO SAR me-kha-ta-OT ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The relative clause ’ǎšer hĕ·ḥĕ·ṭî·aʾ ’et yiś·rā·’ē·l {אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ’ǎšer hĕ·ḥĕ·ṭî·aʾ ’et yiś·rā·’ē·l} uses the Hifil perfect and direct object marker to underscore Jeroboam’s causative agency in Israel’s sin.
Root and etymology
y-sh-r
“straight, right”
In context — 2 Kings 15:24
And he did the evil in the eyes of the LORD ; he did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 15:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (etyisrael) 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.15.24.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.24.W12.S1) and character.