2 Kings 18:34:52 Kgs.18.34.W5TAB
אַיֵּ֛ה
aye
“where”
- Transliteration
- a-YE
- Extended
- ah-YEE
- IPA
- /ʔajˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- where
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-YE
- clause
a-YE e-lo-HE kha-MAT ve-ar-PAD a-YE e-lo-HE se-far-va-YIM he-NA ve-i-VA
- sentence
a-YE e-lo-HE kha-MAT ve-ar-PAD a-YE e-lo-HE se-far-va-YIM he-NA ve-i-VA ki-hits-TI-lu et-sho-me-RON mi-ya-DI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative particle ayyeh {אַיֵּה֩ | ʾayyēh} ‘where’ used twice to introduce a series of taunting questions.
Root and etymology
’–y–hʾ–y–h
“where”
In context — 2 Kings 18:34
Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did they deliver Samaria from my hand?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 18:34, so the Hebrew word אַיֵּ֛ה (aye) 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.18.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.34.W5.S1) and character.