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
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ru-E
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ru-E ve-ga-DIM
- 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
- 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 context — 2 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.