2 Kings 15:6:72 Kgs.15.6.W7TAB
כְּתוּבִ֗ים
ketuvim
“written”
- Transliteration
- ke-tu-VIM
- Extended
- keh-too-VEEM
- IPA
- /kə.θuːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- written
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-tu-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM
- clause
ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-RE a-zar-YA-hu ve-KHOL-a-SHER a-SA ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
Ketuvim {כְּתוּבִים | kə-tu-ˈwîm} ‘written’ (passive participle) highlights inscription, while the idiom divrei hayamim {דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים | dî-ḇrê ha-yā-mîm} ‘chronicles’ denotes royal annals.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–tav–bet
“to write”
In context — 2 Kings 15:6
And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 15:6, so the Hebrew word כְּתוּבִ֗ים (ketuvim) 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.15.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.6.W7.S1) and character.