2 Kings 16:9:82 Kgs.16.9.W8TAB
אֶל־דַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙
eldamesek
“to Damascus”
- Transliteration
- el-da-ME-sek
- Extended
- ehl-dah-MEH-sehk
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.daˈmːɛ.ʃɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Damascus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
el-da-ME-sek
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-al ME-lekh a-SHUR el-da-ME-sek
- clause
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
- 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 prepositional phrase ʾel-Dammeseq {אֶל־דַּמֶּשֶׂק | ʾel dammešeq} ‘to Damascus’ identifies the target, while the locative suffix in qirah {קִירָה | qîrāʾ} ‘to Kir’ designates the destination.
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 16:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 16:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־דַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ (eldamesek) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.9.W8.S1) and character.