2 Kings 23:9:102 Kgs.23.9.W10TAB
אִם־אָכְל֥וּ
imakhlu
“but they ate”
- Transliteration
- im-AKH-lu
- Extended
- ihm-AAKH-loo
- IPA
- /ʔim.ʔɔːχˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but they ate
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-AKH-lu
- phraseyour reading level
im-AKH-lu ma-TSOT
- clause
KI im-AKH-lu ma-TSOT be-TOKH a-khe-HEM
- sentence
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im KI im-AKH-lu ma-TSOT be-TOKH a-khe-HEM
Exegesis
The conjunction kî ʾim {כִּי אִם־ | kî ʾim} sets an exception clause.
The perfect ʾākḥlû maṣṣōṯ {אָכְלוּ מַצּ֖וֹת | ʾākḥlû maṣṣōṯ} indicates completed ritual action, and bə-tôkḥ ʾăhê-hem {בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם | bə-tôkḥ ʾăhê-hem} highlights communal participation.
In context — 2 Kings 23:9
But the priests of the high places did not ascend to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem; rather, they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 23:9, so the Hebrew word אִם־אָכְל֥וּ (imakhlu) 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.23.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.9.W10.S1) and character.