2 Kings 23:10:12 Kgs.23.10.W1TAB
וְטִמֵּ֣א
vetimme
“and he defiled”
- Transliteration
- ve-tim-ME
- Extended
- veh-tihm-MEH
- IPA
- /vət.imˈmɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he defiled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-tim-ME
- phraseyour reading level
ve-tim-ME et-ha-TO-fet
- clause
ve-tim-ME et-ha-TO-fet a-SHER be-GE be-NE-ven-hi-NOM
- sentence
ve-tim-ME et-ha-TO-fet a-SHER be-GE be-NE-ven-hi-NOM le-vil-TI le-ha-a-VIR ISH et-be-NO ve-et-bit-TO ba-ESH la-MO-lekh
Exegesis
The narrative sequence begins with the Piel imperfect with vav consecutive timmē {וְטִמֵּ֣א | wə-ṭimmēʾ} ‘defiled,’ indicating a deliberate ritual act.
Root and etymology
ṭ-m-ʾṭet–mem–aleph
“to make unclean”
In context — 2 Kings 23:10
And he defiled the Topheth , which is in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, so that no one could cause his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 23:10, so the Hebrew word וְטִמֵּ֣א (vetimme) 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.23.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.10.W1.S1) and character.