2 Kings 19:11:102 Kgs.19.11.W10TAB
לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם
lehakharimam
“to devote them to destruction”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-kha-ri-MAM
- Extended
- leh-hah-khah-ree-MAAM
- IPA
- /ləhaħăriːˈmaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to devote them to destruction
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ha-kha-ri-MAM
- clause
hi-NE a-TA sha-MA-e-TA ET a-SHER A-su mal-KHE a-SHUR le-KHOL-ha-a-ra-TSOT le-ha-kha-ri-MAM
- sentence
hi-NE a-TA sha-MA-e-TA ET a-SHER A-su mal-KHE a-SHUR le-KHOL-ha-a-ra-TSOT le-ha-kha-ri-MAM ve-a-TA ti-na-TSEL
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct lə-ḥa-ḥă-rī-mām {לְהַחֲרִימָם | lə-ḥa-ḥă-rī-mām} expresses intentional complete destruction.
In context — 2 Kings 19:11
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands—to destroy them completely—and will you be delivered ?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 19:11, so the Hebrew word לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם (lehakharimam) 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.19.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.11.W10.S1) and character.