2 Kings 17:25:112 Kgs.17.25.W11TAB
אֶת־הָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹת
ethaarayot
“{direct object marker} the lions”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-a-ra-YOT
- Extended
- eht-haa-ah-rah-YOHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.ʔăraːˈjoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the lions
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-a-ra-YOT
- clause
va-ye-shal-LAKH ye-ho-VAH ba-HEM et-ha-a-ra-YOT va-yih-YU hor-GIM ba-HEM
- sentence
va-ye-HI bit-khi-LAT shiv-TAM SHAM LO yar-E-u et-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-shal-LAKH ye-ho-VAH ba-HEM et-ha-a-ra-YOT va-yih-YU hor-GIM ba-HEM
Exegesis
Subsequent vav consecutives vayishlach {וַיְּשַׁלַּ֨ח | way·yə·šal·lāḥ} ‘and he sent’ and vayihyu {וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ | way·yih·yū} ‘and they were’ highlight God’s direct involvement, with the accusative marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marking definiteness before both YHWH and ha'aryot {הָאֲרָי֔וֹת | hā·ʾǎ·rā·yōt} ‘the lions’.
In context — 2 Kings 17:25
And it happened at the beginning of their dwelling there that they did not fear the LORD , and the LORD sent among them the lions, and they were killing among them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 17:25, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹת (ethaarayot) 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.17.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.25.W11.S1) and character.