2 Kings 16:15:82 Kgs.16.15.W8TAB

הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ

hamizbeakh

the altar

Transliteration
ha-miz-BE-akh
Extended
hah-mihz-BEH-akh
IPA
/ham.mizˈbeː.aħ/

Meaning by language

English
the altar

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + מִּזְ + בֵּ֣ + חַ
ha + miz + be + akh
hamizbeakh

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Zayinz as in zero
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-miz-BE-akh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-ga-DOL

  3. clause

    va-ye-tsa-VE-hu va-ye-tsa-VE ha-ME-lekh-a-KHAZ et-u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN le-MOR AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-ga-DOL ha-ke-TER et-o-LAT-ha-BO-ker ve-et-min-KHAT ha-E-rev ve-et-o-LAT ha-ME-lekh ve-et-min-kha-TO ve-ET o-LAT KAL-AM ha-A-rets u-min-kha-TAM ve-nis-ke-HEM ve-KAL-DAM o-LA ve-KAL-DAM-ZE-vakh a-LAV tiz-ROK

  4. sentence

    va-ye-tsa-VE-hu va-ye-tsa-VE ha-ME-lekh-a-KHAZ et-u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN le-MOR AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-ga-DOL ha-ke-TER et-o-LAT-ha-BO-ker ve-et-min-KHAT ha-E-rev ve-et-o-LAT ha-ME-lekh ve-et-min-kha-TO ve-ET o-LAT KAL-AM ha-A-rets u-min-kha-TAM ve-nis-ke-HEM ve-KAL-DAM o-LA ve-KAL-DAM-ZE-vakh a-LAV tiz-ROK u-miz-BA-akh han-ne-KHO-shet yih-ye-LE le-vak-KER

Root and etymology

ז־ב־ח

to slaughter

In context2 Kings 16:15

King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, and the burnt offering of all the people of the land, with their grain offering and their drink offerings. You shall sprinkle all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice on it. But the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire .”

About this coordinate

2 Kings 16:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 16:15, so the Hebrew word הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ (hamizbeakh) 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.16.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.15.W8.S1) and character.