2 Kings 15:35:122 Kgs.15.35.W12TAB
אֶת־שַׁ֥עַר
etshaar
“the gate of”
- Transliteration
- et-SHA-ar
- Extended
- eht-SHAH-ahr
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈʃaʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the gate of
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-SHA-ar
- phraseyour reading level
et-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
HU ba-NA et-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH ha-el-YON
- sentence
RAK ha-ba-MOT LO sa-RU OD ha-AM me-zab-be-KHIM u-me-kat-te-RIM ba-ba-MOT HU ba-NA et-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH ha-el-YON
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the construct chain sha-ar beit-YHWH ha-elyon {שַׁעַר בֵּית־יְהוָה הָעֶלְיוֹן | šāʿar bêṯ-YHWH hā-ʿēlîyōn} ‘gate of the upper house of the LORD’, illustrating Hebrew parataxis. The adjective ha-elyon denotes the gate’s preeminent position, contrasting illicit worship with royal reform.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–ayin–resh
“gate, opening”
In context — 2 Kings 15:35
However, the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:35:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 15:35, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שַׁ֥עַר (etshaar) 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.15.35.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.35.W12.S1) and character.