2 Kings 22:14:122 Kgs.22.14.W12TAB
בֶּן־תִּקְוָ֗ה
bentikva
“son of Tikvah”
- Transliteration
- ben-tik-VA
- Extended
- behn-tihk-VAA
- IPA
- /bɛn.tiqˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Tikvah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-tik-VA
- phraseyour reading level
E-shet sha-LUM ben-tik-VA
- clause
va-YE-lekh khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN va-a-khi-KAM ve-akh-BOR ve-sha-FAN va-a-sa-YA el-khul-DA han-ne-vi-A E-shet sha-LUM ben-tik-VA ben-khar-KHAS sho-MER hab-be-ga-DIM ve-HI yo-SHE-vet bi-ru-sha-LIM bam-mish-NE
- sentence
va-YE-lekh khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN va-a-khi-KAM ve-akh-BOR ve-sha-FAN va-a-sa-YA el-khul-DA han-ne-vi-A E-shet sha-LUM ben-tik-VA ben-khar-KHAS sho-MER hab-be-ga-DIM ve-HI yo-SHE-vet bi-ru-sha-LIM bam-mish-NE va-ye-dab-BE-ru e-LE-ha
Exegesis
The construct chain eshet shallum ben tiqvah ben harchash {אֵ֣שֶׁת שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן־תִּקְוָ֗ה בֶּן־חַרְחַס֙ | ʾēšeṯ šallūm ben-tīqvāh ben-ḥarḥāš} specifies Huldah’s familial relations.
In context — 2 Kings 22:14
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Akbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah , the prophetess and wife of Shallum son of Tikvah son of Harhas, keeper of the garments. She lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter; and they spoke to her.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 22:14, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־תִּקְוָ֗ה (bentikva) 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.22.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.14.W12.S1) and character.