2 Kings 23:14:42 Kgs.23.14.W4TAB
אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים
ethaasherim
“the Asherim”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-a-she-RIM
- Extended
- eht-haa-ah-sheh-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.ʔăʃeːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Asherim
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-a-she-RIM
- clause
ve-shi-BAR et-ha-mats-tse-VOT va-yik-ROT et-ha-a-she-RIM
- sentence
ve-shi-BAR et-ha-mats-tse-VOT va-yik-ROT et-ha-a-she-RIM va-ye-ma-LE et-me-ko-MAM ats-MOT a-DAM
Exegesis
The definite direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks each cultic noun as the target of destruction.
In context — 2 Kings 23:14
And he broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah poles, and he filled their place with human bones .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 23:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים (ethaasherim) 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.23.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.14.W4.S1) and character.