2 Kings 17:23:162 Kgs.17.23.W16TAB
אַשּׁ֔וּרָה
ashura
“to Assyria”
- Transliteration
- a-shu-RA
- Extended
- ah-shoo-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔaʃ.ʃuːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Assyria
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-shu-RA
- clause
va-yi-GEL yis-ra-EL me-AL ad-ma-TO a-shu-RA ad ha-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
AD a-SHER-he-SIR Ye-ho-VAH et-yis-ra-EL me-AL pa-NAV ka-a-SHER dib-BER be-YAD kal-a-va-DAV han-ne-vi-IM va-yi-GEL yis-ra-EL me-AL ad-ma-TO a-shu-RA ad ha-YOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive imperfect va-yigel {וַיִּגֶל | wayyig̱ēl} ‘and he exiled’ resumes divine action, followed by Ashurah {אַשּׁוּרָה | ăššûrāh} ‘to Assyria’.
In context — 2 Kings 17:23
Until the LORD removed Israel from His presence, just as He spoke by the hand of all His servants the prophets , and exiled Israel from His land to Assyria, until this day.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Kings 17:23, so the Hebrew word אַשּׁ֔וּרָה (ashura) 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.17.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.23.W16.S1) and character.