2 Kings 17:6:122 Kgs.17.6.W12TAB
בַּחְלַ֧ח
bakhlakh
“in Halah”
- Transliteration
- ba-kh-LAKH
- Extended
- bah-kheh-LAKH
- IPA
- /baħˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Halah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
ba-kh-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ba-kh-LAKH u-ve-kha-VOR
- clause
va-yo-SHEV o-TAM ba-kh-LAKH u-ve-kha-VOR ne-HAR go-ZAN ve-a-REI ma-DAI
- sentence
bish-NAT hat-te-shi-IIT le-ho-SHE-a la-KHAD ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-shom-RON va-ye-GEL et-yis-ra-EL a-SHU-ra va-yo-SHEV o-TAM ba-kh-LAKH u-ve-kha-VOR ne-HAR go-ZAN ve-a-REI ma-DAI
Exegesis
Locative forms ashurah {אַשּׁ֑וּרָה | ’aššû-rā} ‘to Assyria,’ bachlach {בַּחְלַ֧ח | ba-ḥlaḥ} ‘in Halah,’ and uvechavor {וּבְחָב֛וֹר | u-bə-ḥā-bôr} ‘and in Habor’ reflect forced‐movement destinations.
In context — 2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and exiled Israel to Assyria. He settled them in Halah and in Habor, by the river of Gozan, and in the towns of Media .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 17:6, so the Hebrew word בַּחְלַ֧ח (bakhlakh) 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.17.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.6.W12.S1) and character.