2 Kings 23:10:22 Kgs.23.10.W2TAB
אֶת־הַתֹּ֔פֶת
ethatofet
“Topheth”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-TO-fet
- Extended
- eht-hah-TOH-feht
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hatˈtɔːfɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Topheth
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-TO-fet
- 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 direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} identifies hatofet {הַתֹּפֶת | ha-ṭō-p̄eṯ} ‘Topheth’ as the cultic site.
Root and etymology
t-p-ttav–pe–tav
“place of burning”
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 23:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 23:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַתֹּ֔פֶת (ethatofet) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.10.W2.S1) and character.