2 Kings 18:37:32 Kgs.18.37.W3TAB
בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֣ה
benkhilkiya
“son of Hilkiah”
- Transliteration
- BEN-khil-ki-YA
- Extended
- BEHN-khihl-kee-YAA
- IPA
- /bɛn-ħil.qijˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Hilkiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BEN-khil-ki-YA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO e-le-ya-KIM BEN-khil-ki-YA a-SHER-al-ha-BA-yit
- 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 list of officials—Eliakim son of Hilkiah (ben-chilqiyyāhū {בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּה | ben-ḥilqīyyāhû}), Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder—employs construct chains to denote lineage and office.
Root and etymology
Rootb-n
“son”
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 18:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 18:37, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֣ה (benkhilkiya) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.37.W3.S1) and character.