2 Kings 18:21:52 Kgs.18.21.W5TAB

עַל־מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩

almisheenet

on the support of

Transliteration
al-mi-she-E-net
Extended
ahl-mih-sheh-EH-neht
IPA
/ʕal.miʃ.ʕɛˈnɛt/

Meaning by language

English
on the support of

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Result
עַל + מִ + שְׁ + עֶ + נֶת֩
al + mi + she + e + net
almisheenet

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nunn as in new
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    al-mi-she-E-net

  2. phraseyour reading level

    al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE

  3. clause

    a-TA hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE al-mits-ra-YIM a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH a-LAV u-VA ve-kha-PO u-ne-ka-VA

  4. sentence

    a-TA hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE al-mits-ra-YIM a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH a-LAV u-VA ve-kha-PO u-ne-ka-VA KEN par-O ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM le-khol-ha-bot-khim a-LAV

Exegesis

The construct mishenet ha-qaneh ha-ratsuts ha-zzeh {מִשְׁעֶנֶת הַקָּנֶה הָרָצוּץ הַזֶּה | mišʿenet ha-qā·neh hā-rā·ṣûṣ ha-zzeh} ‘the staff of this broken reed’ functions as the object of misplaced reliance.

Root and etymology

ש־ע־ן

to support, lean on

In context2 Kings 18:21

Now, behold, you have trusted upon the staff of this broken reed; on Egypt, which, if a man leans upon it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust upon him.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 18:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 18:21, so the Hebrew word עַל־מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ (almisheenet) 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.18.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.21.W5.S1) and character.