2 Kings 16:19:72 Kgs.16.19.W7TAB

כְּתוּבִ֗ים

ketuvim

written

Transliteration
ke-tu-VIM
Extended
keh-too-VEEM
IPA
/kətuːˈviːm/

Meaning by language

English
written

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Result
כְּ + תוּ + בִ֗ים
ke + tu + vim
ketuvim

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ke-tu-VIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM

  3. clause

    ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA

  4. sentence

    ve-YE-ter div-RE a-KHAZ 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

The Qal passive participle ketuvim {כְּתוּבִ֗ים | kə-tū-vîm} “written” denotes completed inscription.

Root and etymology

י־ם

sea, large basin

In context2 Kings 16:19

Now the remaining acts of Ahaz, what he did—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ?

About this coordinate

2 Kings 16:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 16:19, 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.16.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.19.W7.S1) and character.