2 Kings 21:25:72 Kgs.21.25.W7TAB
כְּתוּבִ֗ים
ketuvim
“written”
- Transliteration
- ke-tu-VIM
- Extended
- keh-too-VEEM
- IPA
- /kətuːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- written
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ke-tu-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM
- clause
ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-RE a-MON a-SHER a-SA ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The interrogative halo hem ketuvim {הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים | ha-lō hēm kĕ-tū-vîm} ‘are they not written’ frames the question and anticipates reference to a written source.
In context — 2 Kings 21:25
And the rest of the words of Amon, which he did—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 21:25, so the Hebrew word כְּתוּבִ֗ים (ketuvim) 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.21.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.25.W7.S1) and character.