2 Kings 18:7:62 Kgs.18.7.W6TAB
יַשְׂכִּ֑יל
yaskil
“he prospers or he acts wisely”
- Transliteration
- yas-KIL
- Extended
- yahs-KEEL
- IPA
- /jasˈkiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he prospers or he acts wisely
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yas-KIL
- clause
ve-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH i-MO be-KHOL a-SHER-ye-TSE yas-KIL
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH i-MO be-KHOL a-SHER-ye-TSE yas-KIL va-yim-ROD be-ME-lekh-a-SHUR ve-LO a-va-DO
Exegesis
A result clause follows with bekhol {בְּכֹ֥ל | bə-kōl} ‘in all’ and the relative asher-yetse {אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵ֖א | ʾăšer-yēṣēʾ} ‘that he went out,’ governing the Hiphil imperfect yaskil {יַשְׂכִּ֑יל | yăškîl} ‘he prospered,’ emphasizing the wise empowerment of his ventures.
Root and etymology
š-k-lshin–kaph–lamed
“to act wisely, to succeed”
In context — 2 Kings 18:7
And the LORD was with him; in all that he went out he prospered . And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 18:7, so the Hebrew word יַשְׂכִּ֑יל (yaskil) 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.18.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.7.W6.S1) and character.