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

Result
הוֹ + שֵׁ֙ + עַ֙
ho + she + a
hoshea

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ho-SHE-a

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a E-ved va-ya-SHEV LO min-KHA

  4. 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 context2 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.