2 Kings 17:34:72 Kgs.17.34.W7TAB
הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים
harishonim
“the former ones”
- Transliteration
- ha-ri-sho-NIM
- Extended
- haa-rih-shoh-NEEM
- IPA
- /hariːʃoːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the former ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
ha-ri-sho-NIM
- clause
AD ha-YOM ha-ZE HEM o-SIM ka-mish-pa-TIM ha-ri-sho-NIM
- sentence
AD ha-YOM ha-ZE HEM o-SIM ka-mish-pa-TIM ha-ri-sho-NIM E-nam ye-re-IM ET-ye-ho-VAH ve-E-nam o-SIM khe-khu-ko-TAM u-khe-mish-pa-TAM ve-kha-to-RA ve-kha-mits-VA a-SHER tsi-VA ye-ho-VAH ET-be-NE ya-koV a-sher-SAM she-MO yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
sh-n-hshin–nun–he
“year”
In context — 2 Kings 17:34
Until this day they do not fear the LORD and continue in their former judgments , neglecting their statutes, judgments, the law, and the commandment that the LORD commanded the sons of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 17:34, so the Hebrew word הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים (harishonim) 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.17.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.34.W7.S1) and character.