2 Kings 17:3:82 Kgs.17.3.W8TAB
עֶ֔בֶד
eved
“servant”
- Transliteration
- E-ved
- Extended
- EH-veh d
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛ.vɛð/
Meaning by language
- English
- servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-ved
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–bet–dalet
“to serve, work”
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 17:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 17:3, so the Hebrew word עֶ֔בֶד (eved) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.3.W8.S1) and character.