2 Kings 17:1:122 Kgs.17.1.W12TAB
תֵּ֥שַׁע
tesha
“nine”
- Transliteration
- TE-sha
- Extended
- TEH-shah
- IPA
- /ˈteːʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- nine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TE-sha
- phraseyour reading level
TE-sha sha-NIM
- clause
ma-LAKH ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ve-sho-me-RON al-yis-ra-EL TE-sha sha-NIM
- sentence
bish-NAT she-TEM e-se-RE le-a-KHAZ ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ve-sho-me-RON al-yis-ra-EL TE-sha sha-NIM
Exegesis
Finally, the cardinal numeral tesha {תֵּ֥שַׁע | têšaʿ} ‘nine’ with the plural noun shanim {שָׁנִֽים | šā-nîm} ‘years’ indicates the duration of the reign. English renders malakh as ‘began his reign’ in the formal version and ‘took the throne’ and ‘governed’ in the dynamic version to capture both accession and ongoing rule.
In context — 2 Kings 17:1
In the twelfth year of Ahaz, king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah began his reign in Samaria over Israel and ruled for nine years.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 17:1, so the Hebrew word תֵּ֥שַׁע (tesha) 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.17.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.1.W12.S1) and character.