2 Kings 23:14:62 Kgs.23.14.W6TAB
אֶת־מְקוֹמָ֖ם
etmekomam
“their place”
- Transliteration
- et-me-ko-MAM
- Extended
- eht-meh-koh-MAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.məqoːˈmaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their place
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-me-ko-MAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-ma-LE et-me-ko-MAM
- clause
va-ye-ma-LE et-me-ko-MAM ats-MOT a-DAM
- 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.
The construct mekomam atsmot adam {מְקוֹמָ֖ם עַצְמ֥וֹת אָדָֽם | mə-qō-mām ʿaṣ-mōṯ ʼā-dām} forms an idiom for desecration by interring human bones at former idol sites. English preserves the triadic aspectual pattern and renders the idiom literally.
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 23:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 23:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מְקוֹמָ֖ם (etmekomam) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.14.W6.S1) and character.