2 Kings 19:9:22 Kgs.19.9.W2TAB
אֶל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה
eltirhaka
“to Tirhakah”
- Transliteration
- el-tir-ha-KA
- Extended
- ehl-tihreh-hah-KAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.tir.haːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Tirhakah
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-tir-ha-KA
- phraseyour reading level
el-tir-ha-KA ME-lekh-KUSH
- clause
va-yish-MA el-tir-ha-KA ME-lekh-KUSH le-MOR hi-NE ya-TSA le-hil-la-KHEM it-TAKH
- sentence
va-yish-MA el-tir-ha-KA ME-lekh-KUSH le-MOR hi-NE ya-TSA le-hil-la-KHEM it-TAKH va-ya-SHAV va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} marks reported content.
The construct Tirhaqah melek-Kush {תִּרְהָקָה מֶלֶך־כּוּשׁ | ṭirhāqāh mēleḵ kūš} identifies the report’s origin.
In context — 2 Kings 19:9
And the king of Assyria heard concerning Tirhakah , king of Cush, “Behold, he has gone out to fight against you”; he returned and sent messengers again to Hezekiah to say.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 19:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה (eltirhaka) 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.19.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.9.W2.S1) and character.