2 Kings 17:25:132 Kgs.17.25.W13TAB
הֹרְגִ֖ים
horgim
“killing”
- Transliteration
- hor-GIM
- Extended
- hohr-GIHM
- IPA
- /horˈɣiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- killing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hor-GIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yih-YU hor-GIM
- 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
The participle horgim {הֹרְגִ֖ים | hōr·gîm} conveys ongoing violent action, preserved literally in the formal and rendered as “began attacking” in the dynamic to capture aspectual force.
Root and etymology
h-r-gheh–resh–gimel
“to kill, slay”
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 17:25:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 17:25, so the Hebrew word הֹרְגִ֖ים (horgim) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.25.W13.S1) and character.