2 Kings 19:20:132 Kgs.19.20.W13TAB
אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֥ב
elsankheriv
“concerning Sennacherib”
- Transliteration
- el-san-KHE-riv
- Extended
- ehl-sahn-KHEE-rihv
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.san.ħeːˈriv/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning Sennacherib
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-san-KHE-riv
- phraseyour reading level
el-san-KHE-riv ME-lekh-a-SHUR
- clause
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pa-lal-TA e-LAI el-san-KHE-riv ME-lekh-a-SHUR sha-MA-ti
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pa-lal-TA e-LAI el-san-KHE-riv ME-lekh-a-SHUR sha-MA-ti
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-bchet–resh–bet
“sword”
In context — 2 Kings 19:20
And Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent word to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel : I have heard the prayer you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 19:20, so the Hebrew word אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֥ב (elsankheriv) 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.19.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.20.W13.S1) and character.