2 Kings 17:12:92 Kgs.17.12.W9TAB
אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר
ethadavar
“{the} thing”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- EET-hah-dah-VAAR
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.had.daˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the} thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ET-ha-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- clause
a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-HEM LO ta-a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-ya-VE-du ha-gi-lu-LIM a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-HEM LO ta-a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} precedes hadavar {הַדָּבָר | ha·dā·ḇār} ‘the thing’, and hazeh {הַזֶּה׃ | ha·zēh} ‘this’ pinpoints the forbidden action. In English, the main clause “they served the idols” is followed by the subordinate prohibition to preserve the original emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootd b r
“word, thing”
In context — 2 Kings 17:12
And they served the idols, which the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 17:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר (ethadavar) 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.17.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.12.W9.S1) and character.