2 Kings 19:21:12 Kgs.19.21.W1TAB
זֶ֣ה
zeh
“this”
- Transliteration
- ZEH
- Extended
- ZEH
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZEH
- phraseyour reading level
ZEH ha-da-VAR
- clause
ZEH ha-da-VAR a-SHER-dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV
- sentence
ZEH ha-da-VAR a-SHER-dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV ba-ZA le-KHA la-a-GA le-KHA be-tu-LAT bat-tsi-YON a-kha-RE-kha ROSH he-ni-A BAT ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative phrase zeh ha-davar {זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָר | zeh ha-dā-vār} ‘this word’, marking a prophetic announcement.
Root and etymology
b-z-hbet–zayin–heh
“to despise”
In context — 2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 19:21, so the Hebrew word זֶ֣ה (zeh) 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.19.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.21.W1.S1) and character.