2 Kings 20:12:82 Kgs.20.12.W8TAB
סְפָרִ֥ים
sefarim
“letters or writings”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-RIM
- Extended
- seh-faa-REEM
- IPA
- /səfaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- letters or writings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-fa-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA
- 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 coordinated objects sefarim {סְפָרִים | sə-phā-rîm} ‘letters’ and uminchah {וּמִנְחָה | ū-min-ḥā} ‘gift’ reflect simultaneous items sent.
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 20:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 20:12, so the Hebrew word סְפָרִ֥ים (sefarim) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.12.W8.S1) and character.