2 Kings 18:17:92 Kgs.18.17.W9TAB
בְּחֵ֥יל
bekheil
“with force or with an army”
- Transliteration
- be-KHEIL
- Extended
- beh-KHEEYL
- IPA
- /bəˈħeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- with force or with an army
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-KHEIL
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHEIL ka-VED
- 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 construct chain be-kheil ka-vēḏ Yə-rû-šā-lā-yim {בְּחֵיל כָּבֵד יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | bə-ḥêil kā-vēḏ yə-rû-šā-lā-yim} ‘with a great army Jerusalem’ links descriptor and noun tightly, signifying a formidable military presence.
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 18:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 18:17, so the Hebrew word בְּחֵ֥יל (bekheil) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.17.W9.S1) and character.