2 Kings 18:11:82 Kgs.18.11.W8TAB
נְהַ֥ר
nehar
“river of”
- Transliteration
- ne-HAR
- Extended
- neh-HAHR
- IPA
- /nəˈhar/
Meaning by language
- English
- river of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-HAR
- phraseyour reading level
ne-HAR go-ZAN
- clause
va-yan-KHEM ba-KHLA-akh u-ve-kha-VOR ne-HAR go-ZAN ve-a-REI ma-DAI
- sentence
va-YE-gel ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-yis-ra-EL a-SHU-ra va-yan-KHEM ba-KHLA-akh u-ve-kha-VOR ne-HAR go-ZAN ve-a-REI ma-DAI
Exegesis
A second vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect vayyanchēm {וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם | vayyanchēm} ‘and he settled them’ introduces a chain of locative phrases—ba-ḥalah {בַּחְלַ֧ח | ba-ḥalah} ‘in Halah’, uve-ḥabor {וּבְחָבּוֹר | uve-ḥabor} ‘and in Habor’, nehar Gozan {נְהַר גּוֹזָן | nehar Gozan} ‘the Gozan River’, ve-’arei Madai {וְעָרֵי מָדָֽי | ve-’arei Madai} ‘and the cities of Media’. The coordination of causative verbs and directional forms creates a flowing narrative that emphasizes the comprehensive nature of Israel’s forced migration and systematic resettlement.
Root and etymology
נ-ה-ר
“river”
In context — 2 Kings 18:11
And the king of Assyria exiled Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah , and in Habor, the Gozan River, and in the cities of Media .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 18:11, so the Hebrew word נְהַ֥ר (nehar) 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.18.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.11.W8.S1) and character.