2 Kings 18:23:92 Kgs.18.23.W9TAB
אַלְפַּ֣יִם
alpayim
“two thousand”
- Transliteration
- al-pa-YIM
- Extended
- ahl-pah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔal.paˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- two thousand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-pa-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
al-pa-YIM su-SIM
- clause
ve-et-e-NA le-KHA al-pa-YIM su-SIM im-tu-KHAL la-TET le-KHA ro-khe-VIM a-le-HEM
- sentence
ve-a-TA hit-e-RA-rev NA et-a-do-NI et-ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-et-e-NA le-KHA al-pa-YIM su-SIM im-tu-KHAL la-TET le-KHA ro-khe-VIM a-le-HEM
Exegesis
The dual numeral alpayim {אַלְפַּיִם | ’al-pā-yim} quantifies the horses.
In context — 2 Kings 18:23
And now, please make a wager with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses if you are able to provide riders for them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 18:23, so the Hebrew word אַלְפַּ֣יִם (alpayim) 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.18.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.23.W9.S1) and character.