וַיִּקְשָׁר־קֶ֜שֶׁר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּקְשָׁר־קֶ֜שֶׁר

   va-yik-SHAR-KE-sher

   and he conspired a conspiracy
2. clause🔊 וַיִּקְשָׁר־קֶ֜שֶׁר הוֹשֵׁ֣עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֗ה עַל־פֶּ֙קַח֙ בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֔הוּ וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ וַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּ֑יו

   va-yik-SHAR-KE-sher ho-SHE-a ben-E-la al-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu va-ya-KE-hu va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH ta-KHTAIV

   and he conspired a conspiracy Hoshea son of Elah against Pekah son of Remaliahu and he struck him and he put him to death and he reigned in his place
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּקְשָׁר־קֶ֜שֶׁר הוֹשֵׁ֣עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֗ה עַל־פֶּ֙קַח֙ בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֔הוּ וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ וַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּ֑יו בִּשְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְיוֹתָ֖ם בֶּן־עֻזִיָּֽה׃

   va-yik-SHAR-KE-sher ho-SHE-a ben-E-la al-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu va-ya-KE-hu va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH ta-KHTAIV bi-she-NAT e-se-RIM le-yo-TAM ben-u-zi-YA

   and he conspired a conspiracy Hoshea son of Elah against Pekah son of Remaliahu and he struck him and he put him to death and he reigned in his place in the year of twenty to Jotham son of Uzziah

Exegesis

The narrative opens with the vav consecutive on the Qal imperfect vayikshar {וַיִּקְשָׁר | wayyîqšār}, marking sequential action, immediately followed by the noun kesher {קֶשֶׁר | qešer} to highlight the conspiracy. Construct chains ben-elah and ben-remalyāhû establish genealogical credentials crucial for royal legitimacy.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ק־שׁ־רq-sh-r

“to bind”