2 Kings 23:5:22 Kgs.23.5.W2TAB
אֶת־הַכְּמָרִ֗ים
ethakemarim
“the priests”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-ke-ma-RIM
- Extended
- EET-hah-keh-mah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.hakəmaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priests
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-ke-ma-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hish-BIT ET-ha-ke-ma-RIM
- clause
ve-hish-BIT ET-ha-ke-ma-RIM a-SHER na-te-NU mal-KHE ye-hu-DA va-ye-kat-TER ba-ba-MOT be-a-RE ye-hu-DA u-me-si-BE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ve-hish-BIT ET-ha-ke-ma-RIM a-SHER na-te-NU mal-KHE ye-hu-DA va-ye-kat-TER ba-ba-MOT be-a-RE ye-hu-DA u-me-si-BE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-ET-ha-me-kat-te-RIM la-BA-al la-SHE-mesh ve-la-ya-RE-akh ve-la-ma-za-LOT u-le-KHOL tse-VA ha-sha-MA-yim
Root and etymology
כ־מ־ר
“to serve as a priest”
In context — 2 Kings 23:5
And he abolished the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed, those who burned incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and around Jerusalem, and also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 23:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַכְּמָרִ֗ים (ethakemarim) 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.23.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.5.W2.S1) and character.