2 Kings 17:38:22 Kgs.17.38.W2TAB
אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַ֥תִּי
asherkaratti
“which I cut or made”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-ka-RAT-ti
- Extended
- ah-shehr-kah-RAHT-tee
- IPA
- /ʔăʃɛr.qaˈrat.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- which I cut or made
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-ka-RAT-ti
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-ka-RAT-ti it-te-KHEM
- clause
ve-hab-be-RIT a-sher-ka-RAT-ti it-te-KHEM LO tish-ke-KHA-khu
- sentence
ve-hab-be-RIT a-sher-ka-RAT-ti it-te-KHEM LO tish-ke-KHA-khu ve-LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
Exegesis
The term brit {בְּרִית | bərît} ‘covenant’ in construct with asher-karati {אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַתִּי | ʾăšer-kăraṯtî} ‘which I made’ highlights divine initiative.
In context — 2 Kings 17:38
And the covenant which I made with you, you shall not forget ; and you shall not fear other gods.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:38, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַ֥תִּי (asherkaratti) 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.17.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.38.W2.S1) and character.