2 Kings 22:18:52 Kgs.22.18.W5TAB
לִדְרֹ֣שׁ
liderosh
“to inquire”
- Transliteration
- li-de-ROSH
- Extended
- lih-deh-ROHSH
- IPA
- /lidˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to inquire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
li-de-ROSH
- phraseyour reading level
li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-el-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-sho-LE-akh et-khem li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH KO to-me-RU e-LAV
- sentence
ve-el-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-sho-LE-akh et-khem li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH KO to-me-RU e-LAV ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA-te
Exegesis
The infinitive construct li-drôsh ʾet-Yᵉ-hō-wāh {לִדְרֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה | li-drôsh ʾet-Yᵉ-hō-wāh} forms a purpose clause ‘to inquire of the LORD’.
Root and etymology
d-r-šdalet–resh–shin
“to seek, inquire”
In context — 2 Kings 22:18
And to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD , thus shall you say to him: “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel , concerning the words which you heard.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 22:18, so the Hebrew word לִדְרֹ֣שׁ (liderosh) 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.22.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.18.W5.S1) and character.