2 Kings 22:12:32 Kgs.22.12.W3TAB
אֶת־חִלְקִיָּ֣ה
etkhilkiya
“{direct object} Hilkiah”
- Transliteration
- et-khil-ki-YA
- Extended
- eht-khihl-kih-YAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ħil.qijˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} Hilkiah
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-khil-ki-YA
- phraseyour reading level
et-khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
va-yetsaV ha-ME-lekh et-khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN ve-et-a-khi-KAM ben-sha-FAN ve-et-akh-BOR ben-mi-kha-YA ve-ET sha-FAN ha-so-FER ve-ET a-sa-YA E-ved-ha-ME-lekh le-MOR
Exegesis
The subject hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hamméleḵ} ‘the king’ precedes a series of repeated et־ {אֶת־ | ʾet-} ‘(definite) direct-object marker’ that each marks a distinct addressee.
In context — 2 Kings 22:12
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 22:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חִלְקִיָּ֣ה (etkhilkiya) 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.22.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.12.W3.S1) and character.