2 Kings 19:21:102 Kgs.19.21.W10TAB
בְּתוּלַת֙
betulat
“virgin of”
- Transliteration
- be-tu-LAT
- Extended
- beh-too-LAHT
- IPA
- /bətuːˈlat/
Meaning by language
- English
- virgin of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-tu-LAT
- clause
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
- 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 construct betulat bat-tsiyon {בְּתוּלַת בַּת-צִיּוֹן | bə-tu-lāt baṯ-ṣiy-yōn} ‘virgin daughter of Zion’ personifies the city as a pure maiden.
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 19:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 19:21, so the Hebrew word בְּתוּלַת֙ (betulat) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.21.W10.S1) and character.