2 Kings 21:14:112 Kgs.21.14.W11TAB
לְכָל־אֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃
lekholoyevehem
“to all their enemies”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-o-ye-VE-hem
- Extended
- leh-KHOL-oh-yeh-vee-HEHM
- IPA
- /ləkɔl.ʔoː.jəveːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all their enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-o-ye-VE-hem
- clause
ve-ha-YU le-VAZ ve-lim-shis-SA le-KHOL-o-ye-VE-hem
- sentence
ve-na-TASH-ti ET she-e-RIT na-kha-la-TI u-ne-tat-TIM be-YAD o-ye-VE-hem ve-ha-YU le-VAZ ve-lim-shis-SA le-KHOL-o-ye-VE-hem
Exegesis
Finally, the result clause ve-hayu le-vaz ve-limshissah le-khol oyeveihem {וְהָיוּ לְבַז וְלִמְשִׁסָּה לְכָל־אֹיְבֵיהֶם | wə-hā-yû lə-vaẓ wə-lim-šî-ṣāh lə-ḵol ʾoy-vê-hem} frames comprehensive plunder and spoil, with the repeated lamed preposition underscoring its totalizing effect.
In context — 2 Kings 21:14
And I will abandon the remnant of my inheritance and I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 21:14, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־אֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃ (lekholoyevehem) 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.21.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.14.W11.S1) and character.