2 Kings 17:14:52 Kgs.17.14.W5TAB
כְּעֹ֣רֶף
keoref
“like {the} neck”
- Transliteration
- ke-O-ref
- Extended
- keh-OH-rehf
- IPA
- /kəˈʕoː.rɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- like {the} neck
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-O-ref
- phraseyour reading level
ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM
- 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 comparative phrase ke’oref {כְּעֹרֶף | kə-ʿō-rêp} ‘like the neck’ with avotam {אֲבוֹתָם | ʾă-vō-ṯām} ‘their fathers’ parallels the current generation’s rebellion to that of their ancestors, tightening the link between past and present disobedience.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-payin–resh–pe
“neck, back of the neck”
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 17:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 17:14, so the Hebrew word כְּעֹ֣רֶף (keoref) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.14.W5.S1) and character.