2 Kings 18:17:42 Kgs.18.17.W4TAB
וְאֶת־רַב־סָרִ֣י
veetravsaris
“and Rab-saris {and plus direct-object marker plus title}”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-rav-sa-RIS
- Extended
- veh-eht-rahv-sah-REES
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.rav.saːˈriːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Rab-saris {and plus direct-object marker plus title}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-rav-sa-RIS
- phraseyour reading level
et-tar-TAN ve-et-rav-sa-RIS ve-et-rav-sha-KE min-la-KHISH
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-tar-TAN ve-et-rav-sa-RIS ve-et-rav-sha-KE min-la-KHISH el-ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu be-KHEIL ka-VED ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-tar-TAN ve-et-rav-sa-RIS ve-et-rav-sha-KE min-la-KHISH el-ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu be-KHEIL ka-VED ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u va-ya-am-DU bit-a-LAT ha-be-re-KHA ha-e-lyo-NA a-SHER bim-si-LAT se-DE kho-VES
Exegesis
The particle ’eṯ {אֶת־ | ’eṯ} ‘direct-object marker’ appears before each Assyrian title, introducing tar-tan {תַּרְתָּ֥ן | tar-tan}, rav-sā-rîs {רַב־סָרִ֣יס | rav-sā-rîs}, and rav-šā-qêh {רַב־שָׁקֵ֨ה | rav-šā-qêh}, which form a triad of emissaries.
Root and etymology
r-b-b
“chief, great one”
In context — 2 Kings 18:17
Then the king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rav-saris, and Rav-shakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem, and when they ascended and arrived, they stood at the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the Washerman’s Field .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:17, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־רַב־סָרִ֣י (veetravsaris) 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.18.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.17.W4.S1) and character.