2 Kings 16:12:62 Kgs.16.12.W6TAB
אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ
ethamizbeakh
“{direct object marker} the altar”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- eht-hah-mihz-BEE-ahkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ham.mizˈbeː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the altar
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-miz-BE-akh
- clause
va-VA ha-ME-lekh mid-da-ME-sek va-YAR-e ha-ME-lekh et-ha-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-VA ha-ME-lekh mid-da-ME-sek va-YAR-e ha-ME-lekh et-ha-miz-BE-akh va-yik-RAV ha-ME-lekh al-ha-miz-BE-akh va-ya-AL a-LAV
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks hamizbeach {הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | hammizbēaḥ} ‘the altar’ as the object of vayar, while al-hamizbeach {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʿal-hammizbēaḥ} and alav {עָלָיו | ʿālāv} ‘on it’ form a prepositional phrase indicating physical ascent. In context, ascending onto the altar signifies the king’s performance of a ritual act.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥ
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — 2 Kings 16:12
And the king came from Damascus and saw the altar; then he advanced to it, ascended onto it, and offered upon it.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 16:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ethamizbeakh) 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.16.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.12.W6.S1) and character.