2 Kings 15:35:142 Kgs.15.35.W14TAB
הָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃
haelyon
“the upper”
- Transliteration
- ha-el-YON
- Extended
- haa-ehl-YOHN
- IPA
- /haː.ʕɛlˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the upper
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-el-YON
- 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
Rootayin–lamed–yod
“high, upper, most exalted”
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 15:35:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Kings 15:35, so the Hebrew word הָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ (haelyon) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.35.W14.S1) and character.