2 Kings 21:11:112 Kgs.21.11.W11TAB
הָאֱמֹרִ֖י
haemori
“the Amorite”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-mo-RI
- Extended
- haa-eh-moh-REE
- IPA
- /haːʔɛmoːˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Amorite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-e-mo-RI
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-a-SU ha-e-mo-RI
- clause
YA-an a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA hat-to-e-VOT ha-E-le he-RA mik-KOL a-sher-a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER le-fa-NAV
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA hat-to-e-VOT ha-E-le he-RA mik-KOL a-sher-a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER le-fa-NAV va-ya-kha-TI gam-et-ye-hu-DA be-gil-lu-LAV
Exegesis
The comparative expression mikol asher asu ha’emori {מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ הָאֱמֹרִי | mi-kōl ’ăšer ʿā-sû hā-’ĕ-mō-rî} ‘more than all that the Amorites did’ intensifies the wickedness in historical perspective.
In context — 2 Kings 21:11
Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations , he has done more evil than all that the Amorites who were before him did, and he has also caused Judah to sin with his idols .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 21:11, so the Hebrew word הָאֱמֹרִ֖י (haemori) 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.21.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.11.W11.S1) and character.