2 Kings 16:5:132 Kgs.16.5.W13TAB
יָכְל֖וּ
yakhelu
“they were able”
- Transliteration
- ya-khe-LU
- Extended
- yaa-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /jaːχəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were able
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-khe-LU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ya-khe-LU
- clause
va-ya-tsu-RU al-a-KHAZ ve-LO ya-khe-LU le-hil-la-KHEM
- sentence
AZ ya-a-LE re-TSIN ME-lekh-a-RAM u-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-ya-HU ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ye-ru-sha-LIM lam-mil-kha-MA va-ya-tsu-RU al-a-KHAZ ve-LO ya-khe-LU le-hil-la-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired negation velo yakhlu lehilachem {וְלֹ֥א יָכְלוּ לְהִלָּחֵֽם | wə-lō yāḵ-lū lə-hi-lla-ḥê-m} forms a negated infinitive construction expressing inability, thus emphasizing the campaign’s failure despite the siege.
In context — 2 Kings 16:5
Then Retsin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel went up to Jerusalem to make war , and they besieged Ahaz , but they were not able to fight him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 16:5, so the Hebrew word יָכְל֖וּ (yakhelu) 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.16.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.5.W13.S1) and character.