2 Kings 19:16:152 Kgs.19.16.W15TAB

לְחָרֵ֖ף

lekharef

to reproach or to mock

Transliteration
le-kha-REF
Extended
leh-khaa-REEF
IPA
/ləħaˈreːf/

Meaning by language

English
to reproach or to mock

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + חָ + רֵ֖ף
le + kha + ref
lekharef

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-kha-REF

  2. clause

    u-she-MA ET div-RE san-khe-RIV a-SHER she-la-KHO le-kha-REF e-lo-HIM KHAI

  3. sentence

    ha-TE ye-ho-VAH oz-ne-KHA u-she-MA pe-KAKH ye-ho-VAH e-NE-kha u-re-E u-she-MA ET div-RE san-khe-RIV a-SHER she-la-KHO le-kha-REF e-lo-HIM KHAI

Exegesis

The relative clause asher shelakho lekharef Elohim chai {אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ לְחָרֵף אֱלֹהִים חָי} specifies that these words were sent “to reproach the living God,” coupling contempt with affirmation of God’s vitality. The repetition of imperatives and parallel structure in English mirrors the Hebrew’s rhetorical force.

Root and etymology

ḥ-r-p

to reproach, taunt

In context2 Kings 19:16

Bend Your ear, O LORD , and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib which he has sent to reproach the living God .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 19:16:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Kings 19:16, so the Hebrew word לְחָרֵ֖ף (lekharef) 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.19.16.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.16.W15.S1) and character.