2 Kings 21:13:82 Kgs.21.13.W8TAB
אַחְאָ֑ב
akhav
“of Ahab”
- Transliteration
- akh-AV
- Extended
- ahkh-AAV
- IPA
- /ʔaħˈʔɔːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Ahab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
akh-AV
- phraseyour reading level
BET akh-AV
- clause
ve-na-TI-ti al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ET KAV shom-re-RON ve-et-mish-ko-LET BET akh-AV
- sentence
ve-na-TI-ti al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ET KAV shom-re-RON ve-et-mish-ko-LET BET akh-AV u-ma-KHI-ti et-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ka-a-SHER-yim-KHE et-ha-tsal-LA-khat ma-KHA ve-ha-FAKH al-pa-NE-ha
Exegesis
The phrases kav Shomron {קָו שֹׁמְרוֹן | qāw šom-ron} ‘line of Samaria’ and mishkolet beit Aḥ’āv {מִשְׁקֹלֶת בֵּית אַחְאָב | miš-qō-leṯ bēṯ ʾaḥ-ʾāv} ‘plumb line of Ahab’s house’ create a tight parallel structure highlighting consistent standards of judgment.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b
“father, ancestor”
In context — 2 Kings 21:13
And I will extend the measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab over Jerusalem; and I will wipe Jerusalem like one wipes a dish , wiping it out and turning it upside down.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 21:13, so the Hebrew word אַחְאָ֑ב (akhav) 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.21.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.13.W8.S1) and character.