2 Kings 17:14:42 Kgs.17.14.W4TAB
אֶת־עָרְפָּם֙
etarepam
“{direct object} their neck”
- Transliteration
- et-A-re-PAM
- Extended
- eht-aa-reh-PAHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕɔrˈpaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} their neck
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-A-re-PAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM
- clause
va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
Exegesis
The idiom hardening the neck, et-orpam {אֶת־עָרְפָּם | ʾet-ʿār-pām} ‘(direct object marker + their neck),’ draws from agrarian imagery of oxen resisting the yoke and signifies refusal to obey.
In context — 2 Kings 17:14
But they did not listen and stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers, who did not trust in the LORD their God .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 17:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עָרְפָּם֙ (etarepam) 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.17.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.14.W4.S1) and character.