2 Kings 19:29:22 Kgs.19.29.W2TAB

הָא֔וֹת

haot

the sign

Transliteration
ha-OT
Extended
haa-OHT
IPA
/haːˈʔoːt/

Meaning by language

English
the sign

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָא֔ + וֹת
ha + ot
haot

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-OT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ZE-le-KHA ha-OT

  3. clause

    ve-ZE-le-KHA ha-OT a-KHOL ha-sha-NA sa-FI-akh u-va-sha-NA ha-she-NIT sa-KHI-sh

  4. sentence

    ve-ZE-le-KHA ha-OT a-KHOL ha-sha-NA sa-FI-akh u-va-sha-NA ha-she-NIT sa-KHI-sh u-va-sha-NA ha-she-li-SHIT zir-E-U ve-kits-RE-U ve-nit-E-U khra-MIM ve-ikh-LU fir-YAM

Exegesis

The verse opens with the demonstrative vezzeh {וְזֶה | wə-zeh} ‘and this’ linked to lekha {לְךָ | lə-kha} ‘for you’, introducing ha’ot {הָאוֹת | hā-’ōṯ} ‘the sign’ as a prophetic marker.

Root and etymology

aleph-vav-tavAleph, Vav, Tav

sign, mark

In context2 Kings 19:29

And this will be the sign for you: you shall eat what grows by itself in this year, and in the second year what springs up thereafter , but in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 19:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 19:29, so the Hebrew word הָא֔וֹת (haot) 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.19.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.29.W2.S1) and character.