2 Kings 16:14:22 Kgs.16.14.W2TAB
הַמִּזְבַּ֣ח
hammizbeakh
“the altar”
- Transliteration
- ham-miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- hahm-mihz-BEH-akh
- IPA
- /ham.mizˈbɛ.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the altar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
ham-miz-BE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET ham-miz-BE-akh han-ne-KHO-shet
- clause
ve-ET ham-miz-BE-akh han-ne-KHO-shet a-SHER lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-yak-REV me-ET pe-NE hab-BA-yit mib-BEN ham-miz-BE-akh u-mib-BEN BET Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ET ham-miz-BE-akh han-ne-KHO-shet a-SHER lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-yak-REV me-ET pe-NE hab-BA-yit mib-BEN ham-miz-BE-akh u-mib-BEN BET Ye-ho-VAH va-yit-TEN O-to al-YE-rekh ham-miz-BE-akh tsa-FO-na
Root and etymology
consonantszayin–bet–chet
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — 2 Kings 16:14
He moved the bronze altar that was before the LORD away from the front of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and set it on the north side of the altar.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 16:14, so the Hebrew word הַמִּזְבַּ֣ח (hammizbeakh) 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.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.14.W2.S1) and character.