2 Kings 22:11:62 Kgs.22.11.W6TAB
הַתּוֹרָ֑ה
hatora
“the law or the instruction”
- Transliteration
- ha-to-RA
- Extended
- hah-toh-RAA
- IPA
- /hat.toːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the law or the instruction
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-to-RA
- phraseyour reading level
SE-fer ha-to-RA
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ha-ME-lekh et-div-RE SE-fer ha-to-RA
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ha-ME-lekh et-div-RE SE-fer ha-to-RA va-yik-RA et-be-ga-DAV
Exegesis
The subject hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hammēleḵ} is followed by the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et}, which governs the construct chain divrei sefer hatorah {דִּבְרֵי סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה | dibrē sēper hattôrāh} ‘words of the book of the law’, underlining canonical authority.
Root and etymology
y-r-hy-r-h
“to instruct, teach”
In context — 2 Kings 22:11
And it happened, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 22:11, so the Hebrew word הַתּוֹרָ֑ה (hatora) 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.22.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.11.W6.S1) and character.