2 Kings 17:18:42 Kgs.17.18.W4TAB
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
beyisrael
“against Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /bəjis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yit-an-NAF ye-ho-VAH me-OD be-yis-ra-EL va-ye-si-REM me-AL pa-NAV
- sentence
va-yit-an-NAF ye-ho-VAH me-OD be-yis-ra-EL va-ye-si-REM me-AL pa-NAV LO nish-AR RAK SHE-vet ye-hu-DA le-vad-DO
Exegesis
This is followed by the prepositional phrase beyisrael {בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל | bə·yiś·rā·ʾēl} ‘target of wrath’.
In context — 2 Kings 17:18
And the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from before His face. Only the tribe of Judah was left by itself .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 17:18, so the Hebrew word בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (beyisrael) 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.17.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.18.W4.S1) and character.