2 Kings 23:8:202 Kgs.23.8.W20TAB
אֲשֶֽׁר־עַל־שְׂמֹ֥אול
asheralsemol
“which {were} on {the} left”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-al-se-MOL
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-ahl-seh-MOHL
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr.ʕal.śəˈmoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- which {were} on {the} left
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-al-se-MOL
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-al-se-MOL ISH
- clause
ve-na-TSATS et-ba-MOT ha-she-a-RIM a-SHER-PE-taKH SHA-ar ye-ho-SHU-a sar-ha-IR a-SHER-al-se-MOL ISH be-SHA-ar ha-IR
- sentence
va-ya-VE et-KAL-ha-ko-ha-NIM me-a-RE ye-hu-DA va-ye-tam-ME et-ha-ba-MOT a-SHER kit-te-RU-SHA-ma ha-ko-ha-NIM mig-GE-va ad-be-ER sha-VA ve-na-TSATS et-ba-MOT ha-she-a-RIM a-SHER-PE-taKH SHA-ar ye-ho-SHU-a sar-ha-IR a-SHER-al-se-MOL ISH be-SHA-ar ha-IR
Exegesis
The final Piel Qal imperfect venatatz {וְנָתַץ | və-na-ṭaṣ} “and he broke down” applies to et-bamot hashearim {אֶת־בָּמוֹת הַשְּׁעָרִים | ʾet-bā-mōt ha-še-ʿā-rîm}, “the high places of the gates,” with asher-petach shear {אֲשֶׁר-פֶּתַח שַׁעַר | ʾă-šer-pe-ṭaḥ še-ʿār} “which was at the entrance gate” and asher-al-semol ish beshear hair {אֲשֶׁר-עַל-שְׂמֹאול אִישׁ בְּשַׁעַר הָעִיר | ʾă-šer-ʿal-semôl ʾîš bə-ša-ʿār hā-ʿîr} “which was on the left of a man at the city gate.” The structure underscores Josiah’s thorough centralization of worship.
Root and etymology
r-’resh–ayin
“evil”
In context — 2 Kings 23:8
And he brought all the priests from the towns of Judah and defiled the high places where they had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and he broke down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua, the city commander, which were on the left of the city gate.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:8:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Kings 23:8, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶֽׁר־עַל־שְׂמֹ֥אול (asheralsemol) 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.23.8.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.8.W20.S1) and character.