2 Kings 18:37:112 Kgs.18.37.W11TAB

קְרוּעֵ֣י

kerue

torn

Transliteration
ke-ru-E
Extended
keh-roo-EH
IPA
/qəruːˈʕeː/

Meaning by language

English
torn

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
קְ + רוּ + עֵ֣י
ke + ru + e
kerue

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-ru-E

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ke-ru-E ve-ga-DIM

  3. clause

    va-ya-VO e-le-ya-KIM BEN-khil-ki-YA a-SHER-al-ha-BA-yit ve-SHEV-na ha-so-FER ve-yo-AKH BEN-a-SAF ha-maz-KIR el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ke-ru-E ve-ga-DIM

  4. sentence

    va-ya-VO e-le-ya-KIM BEN-khil-ki-YA a-SHER-al-ha-BA-yit ve-SHEV-na ha-so-FER ve-yo-AKH BEN-a-SAF ha-maz-KIR el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ke-ru-E ve-ga-DIM va-ya-GI-du LO div-RE rav-sha-KE

Exegesis

The participial phrase qerūʿē begādîm {קְרוּעֵ֣י בְגָדִים | qərūʿē bǝgādîm} ‘torn garments’ functions as a ritual expression of mourning.

In context2 Kings 18:37

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder came to Hezekiah with torn garments and reported to him the words of Rabshakeh .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 18:37:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 18:37, so the Hebrew word קְרוּעֵ֣י (kerue) 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.18.37.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.37.W11.S1) and character.