2 Kings 16:18:82 Kgs.16.18.W8TAB
הֽ͏ַחִיצ֔וֹנָה
hakhitsona
“the outer”
- Transliteration
- ha-khi-tso-NA
- Extended
- hah-khih-tsoh-NAA
- IPA
- /haħiːtsoːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the outer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-khi-tso-NA
- clause
ve-ET-mi-sakh MU-sakh ha-sha-BAT a-sher-ba-NU ba-BA-yit ve-ET-me-VO ha-ME-lekh ha-khi-tso-NA he-SEV BET Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ET-mi-sakh MU-sakh ha-sha-BAT a-sher-ba-NU ba-BA-yit ve-ET-me-VO ha-ME-lekh ha-khi-tso-NA he-SEV BET Ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
The second object, “the entrance of the king, the outer,” places haḥîṣônāh {הַחִיצוֹנָה | haḥîṣônāh} as an attributive descriptor, specifying an exterior approach.
In context — 2 Kings 16:18
And the Sabbath covered way that they had built in the house, and the king’s outer entrance, he diverted from the house of the LORD because of the king of Assyria.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 16:18, so the Hebrew word הֽ͏ַחִיצ֔וֹנָה (hakhitsona) 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.16.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.18.W8.S1) and character.