2 Kings 23:4:32 Kgs.23.4.W3TAB
אֶת־חִלְקִיָּהוּ֩
etkhilkiyahu
“{direct object} Hilkiah”
- Transliteration
- et-khil-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- eht-khihl-kee-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ħil.qijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} Hilkiah
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-khil-ki-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
et-khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL
- clause
va-yetsav ha-ME-lekh et-khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL ve-et-ko-ha-NE ha-mish-NE ve-et-sho-me-RE ha-SAF le-ho-TSI me-he-KHAL ye-ho-VAH ET kol-ha-ke-LIM ha-a-su-YIM la-BA-al ve-la-a-she-RA u-le-KHOL tse-VA ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-yetsav ha-ME-lekh et-khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL ve-et-ko-ha-NE ha-mish-NE ve-et-sho-me-RE ha-SAF le-ho-TSI me-he-KHAL ye-ho-VAH ET kol-ha-ke-LIM ha-a-su-YIM la-BA-al ve-la-a-she-RA u-le-KHOL tse-VA ha-sha-MA-yim va-yis-re-FEM mi-KHUTS li-ru-sha-LA-yim be-shad-MOT kid-RON ve-na-SA et-a-fa-RAM bet-EL
Exegesis
A string of et {אֵ֣ת | ʾet} markers introduces the objects: Chilqiyahu {חִלְקִיָּהוּ | ḥil-qî-yā-hû}, kohanei hamishneh {כֹּהֲנֵי הַמִּשְׁנֶה | kô-hă-nê ha-miš-neh} and shomrei hasaf {שֹׁמְרֵי הַסַּף | šom-rê ha-sap}.
In context — 2 Kings 23:4
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers to bring out from the temple of the LORD all the vessels that had been made for Baal and for the Asherah and for the host of the heavens. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 23:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חִלְקִיָּהוּ֩ (etkhilkiyahu) 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.23.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.4.W3.S1) and character.