2 Kings 23:18:22 Kgs.23.18.W2TAB
הַנִּ֣יחוּ
hanikhu
“leave, let be”
- Transliteration
- ha-NI-khu
- Extended
- hah-NEE-khoo
- IPA
- /hanˈniː.ħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- leave, let be
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ha-NI-khu
- phraseyour reading level
ha-NI-khu LO
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-NI-khu LO ISH al-ya-NA ats-mo-TAI-v
- 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 hiphil imperative hanichu {הַנִּיחוּ | hannîḥû} ‘allow, leave’ issues a command to the group, followed by the negative jussive al-yānaʿ {אַל־יָנַע | ʼal-yānaʿ} ‘do not let disturb’, intensifying the prohibition.
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 23:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 23:18, so the Hebrew word הַנִּ֣יחוּ (hanikhu) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.18.W2.S1) and character.