2 Kings 19:13:12 Kgs.19.13.W1TAB
אַיּ֤וֹ
ayo
“where is”
- Transliteration
- A-yo
- Extended
- AH-yoh
- IPA
- /ˈʔaj.joː/
Meaning by language
- English
- where is
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-yo
- phraseyour reading level
A-yo ME-lekh-kha-MAT
- clause
A-yo ME-lekh-kha-MAT u-ME-lekh ar-PA-d u-ME-lekh la-IR se-far-va-YIM
- sentence
A-yo ME-lekh-kha-MAT u-ME-lekh ar-PA-d u-ME-lekh la-IR se-far-va-YIM he-NA ve-i-VA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative particle aiyo {אַיּוֹ | ʾayyō} ‘where?’ introducing a rhetorical question.
In context — 2 Kings 19:13
Where is the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad and the king of the city of Sepharvaim , Hena, and Ivvah?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 19:13, so the Hebrew word אַיּ֤וֹ (ayo) 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.19.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.13.W1.S1) and character.