2 Kings 19:17:32 Kgs.19.17.W3TAB
הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ
hekherivu
“they have laid waste”
- Transliteration
- he-khe-RI-vu
- Extended
- heh-kheh-REE-voo
- IPA
- /hɛħɛˈriːvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have laid waste
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-khe-RI-vu
- clause
he-khe-RI-vu mal-KHE a-SHUR et-ha-go-YIM ve-et-ar-TSAM
- sentence
AM-ne-m Ye-ho-VAH he-khe-RI-vu mal-KHE a-SHUR et-ha-go-YIM ve-et-ar-TSAM
Exegesis
The verb hech’rīvu {הֶחֱרִיבוּ | heḥᵉ-rî-vû} in the Hiphil perfect conveys causative destruction.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-bhet–resh–bet
“lay waste, destroy”
In context — 2 Kings 19:17
Truly, LORD , the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 19:17, so the Hebrew word הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ (hekherivu) 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.19.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.17.W3.S1) and character.