2 Kings 20:10:132 Kgs.20.10.W13TAB
עֶ֥שֶׂר
eser
“ten”
- Transliteration
- E-ser
- Extended
- EH-sehr
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛ.sɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- ten
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-ser
- phraseyour reading level
E-ser ma-a-LOT
- clause
LO KI ya-SHUV ha-TSEL a-kho-ran-NIT E-ser ma-a-LOT
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu na-KEL la-TSEL lin-TOT E-ser ma-a-LOT LO KI ya-SHUV ha-TSEL a-kho-ran-NIT E-ser ma-a-LOT
Exegesis
The nominal phrase nāqēl laṣṣēl linṭôt ʿeśer maʿălôt {נָקֵל לַצֵּל לִנְטוֹת עֶשֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת} employs the Qal participle nāqēl as predicate with the infinitive construct linṭôt to express ease of the shadow’s forward movement.
In context — 2 Kings 20:10
And Hezekiah said, “It is easy for the shadow to move forward ten steps ; no—let the shadow turn back ten steps.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 20:10, so the Hebrew word עֶ֥שֶׂר (eser) 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.20.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.10.W13.S1) and character.