2 Kings 17:3:72 Kgs.17.3.W7TAB
הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙
hoshea
“Hoshea”
- Transliteration
- ho-SHE-a
- Extended
- hoh-SHEH-ah
- IPA
- /hoːˈʃeː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hoshea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-SHE-a
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a
- clause
va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a E-ved va-ya-SHEV LO min-KHA
- sentence
a-LAV a-LA shal-ma-ne-SEr ME-lekh a-SHUR va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a E-ved va-ya-SHEV LO min-KHA
Exegesis
Hôšēaʿ {הוֹשֵׁעַ | hô-šē-ʿaʿ} then appears as the subject in the following clause, followed by the predicate noun ʿebed {עֶבֶד | ʿe-ḇeḏ} ‘servant’ indicating vassalage.
In context — 2 Kings 17:3
Shalmaneser king of Assyria went up against him, and Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 17:3, so the Hebrew word הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ (hoshea) 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.17.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.3.W7.S1) and character.