2 Kings 21:4:102 Kgs.21.4.W10TAB
אֶת־שְׁמִֽי׃
etshemi
“my name”
- Transliteration
- et-she-MI
- Extended
- eht-sheh-MEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʃəˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-she-MI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SIM et-she-MI
- clause
a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM a-SIM et-she-MI
- sentence
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT be-VEIT ye-ho-VAH a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM a-SIM et-she-MI
Exegesis
The combined et-shemi {אֶת־שְׁמִֽי | ʾet-šəmî} ‘my name’ uses the direct object marker to underscore God’s personal presence.
In context — 2 Kings 21:4
And he built altars in the house of the LORD , of which the LORD said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שְׁמִֽי׃ (etshemi) 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.21.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.4.W10.S1) and character.