2 Kings 23:18:122 Kgs.23.18.W12TAB
אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א
asherba
“who came”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-BA
- Extended
- ah-shehr-BAA
- IPA
- /ʔă.ʃɛr.baː/
Meaning by language
- English
- who came
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-BA
- clause
va-ye-mal-TU ats-mo-TAI-v ET ats-MOT ha-na-VI a-sher-BA mish-sho-mre-VON
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-NI-khu LO ISH al-ya-NA ats-mo-TAI-v va-ye-mal-TU ats-mo-TAI-v ET ats-MOT ha-na-VI a-sher-BA mish-sho-mre-VON
Exegesis
The relative clause ʾăšer-bāʾ {אֲשֶׁר־בָּא | ʾăšer-bāʾ} ‘who came’ identifies hanavi, and miššōmrōn {מִשֹּׁמְרוֹן | miššōmrōn} ‘from Samaria’ specifies origin. The progression from prohibition to affirmative action underscores the cultural imperative to protect burial remains.
In context — 2 Kings 23:18
And he said, “Let him be; let no one disturb his bones .” So they spared his bones, along with those of the prophet who came from Samaria.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 23:18, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א (asherba) 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.23.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.18.W12.S1) and character.