2 Kings 18:29:42 Kgs.18.29.W4TAB
אַל־יַשִּׁ֥יא
alyashi
“do not let deceive”
- Transliteration
- al-ya-SHI
- Extended
- ahl-yah-SHEE
- IPA
- /ʔal.jaʃˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not let deceive
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
al-ya-SHI
- phraseyour reading level
al-ya-SHI la-KHEM
- clause
KO a-MAR ha-ME-lekh al-ya-SHI la-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
KO a-MAR ha-ME-lekh al-ya-SHI la-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu ki-LO yu-KHAL le-ha-TSIL et-KHEM mi-ya-DO
Exegesis
The prohibitive clause al-yashshi lakhem {אַל־יַשִּׁיא לָכֶם | ’al-yaš-šîʾ la-khem} combines the negative particle with the Hiphil imperfect of nasha {נָשָׁא | nā-šāʾ} ‘to deceive’ to form a causative negative imperative.
Root and etymology
n-š-ʾnun–shin–aleph
“to deceive, lead astray”
In context — 2 Kings 18:29
Thus says the king , “Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you from his hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:29, so the Hebrew word אַל־יַשִּׁ֥יא (alyashi) 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.18.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.29.W4.S1) and character.