2 Kings 16:9:132 Kgs.16.9.W13TAB
הֵמִֽית׃
hemit
“he put to death”
- Transliteration
- he-MIT
- Extended
- heh-MEET
- IPA
- /heːˈmiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- he put to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-MIT
- clause
ve-ET-re-TSIN he-MIT
- sentence
va-yish-MA e-LAV ME-lekh a-SHUR va-YA-al ME-lekh a-SHUR el-da-ME-sek va-yit-pe-SE-ha va-yag-le-HA KI-ra ve-ET-re-TSIN he-MIT
Exegesis
The direct-object marker wəʾet {וְאֶת־ | wəʾet} precedes Reẓin {רְצִין | reẓîn}, setting up the Hiphil perfect hēmit {הֵמִית | hēmîṯ} ‘he put to death’. This rapid succession emphasizes the totality of the Assyrian campaign.
Root and etymology
m-w-tmem–vav–tav
“to cause to die”
In context — 2 Kings 16:9
The king of Assyria gave heed to him; he marched on Damascus, took the city, deported its inhabitants to Kir, and put Rezin to death.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 16:9, so the Hebrew word הֵמִֽית׃ (hemit) 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.16.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.9.W13.S1) and character.