2 Kings 19:4:222 Kgs.19.4.W22TAB
תְפִלָּ֔ה
tefila
“a prayer”
- Transliteration
- te-fi-LA
- Extended
- teh-fih-LAA
- IPA
- /təfilˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a prayer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-fi-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-SA-ta te-fi-LA
- clause
ve-na-SA-ta te-fi-LA be-AD hash-she-e-RIT han-nim-tsa-A
- sentence
u-LAI yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ET KAL-div-RE rav-sha-KE a-SHER she-la-KHO ME-lekh-a-SHUR a-do-NAV le-kha-REF e-lo-HIM KHAI ve-ho-KHI-akh bad-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-na-SA-ta te-fi-LA be-AD hash-she-e-RIT han-nim-tsa-A
Exegesis
The final vav-consecutive venasata tefillah be’ad hasheerit hanimtzaah {וְנָשָׂאתָ תְפִלָּה בְּעַד הַשְּׁאֵרִית הַנִּמְצָאָה | wĕ-nā-sā-tā tə-pil-lā bə-’ād ha-še-’ē-rît han-nim-ṣā-’āh} functions as an intercessory imperative calling for prayer on behalf of the surviving remnant. English ordering preserves the Hebrew protasis–apodosis and relative clauses to highlight divine hearing and human petition.
Root and etymology
Rootp–l–l
“intercede, pray”
In context — 2 Kings 19:4
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the chief cupbearer whom the king of Assyria, his lord, has sent to reproach the living God, and He will rebuke the words that the LORD your God has heard. So you will lift up a prayer for the remnant that is found.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:4:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 2 Kings 19:4, so the Hebrew word תְפִלָּ֔ה (tefila) 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.19.4.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.4.W22.S1) and character.