2 Kings 20:12:12 Kgs.20.12.W1TAB
בָּעֵ֣ת
baet
“at the time”
- Transliteration
- ba-ET
- Extended
- baa-EET
- IPA
- /baːˈʕeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ET
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ET ha-HI
- clause
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH be-RO-da-akh bal-e-DAN ben-bal-e-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH be-RO-da-akh bal-e-DAN ben-bal-e-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu KI sha-MA KI kha-LA khiz-ki-YA-hu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal phrase ba’et hahi {בָּעֵת הַהִיא | bā-ʾêṯ ha-hîʾ} ‘at that time,’ situating the narrative historically.
In context — 2 Kings 20:12
During that period, Berodach-Baladan, Baladan’s son and king of Babylon, dispatched letters and a gift to Hezekiah because he had learned that Hezekiah was unwell.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 20:12, so the Hebrew word בָּעֵ֣ת (baet) 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.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.12.W1.S1) and character.