2 Kings 23:9:62 Kgs.23.9.W6TAB
אֶל־מִזְבַּ֥ח
elmizbakh
“to the altar of”
- Transliteration
- el-miz-BAKH
- Extended
- ehl-mihz-BAKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.mizˈbaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the altar of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
el-miz-BAKH
- phraseyour reading level
el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH
- clause
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- 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
El-mizbāḥ Yəhōwāh birûšālayim {אֶל־מִזְבַּ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | el-mizbāḥ Yəhōwāh birûšālayim} forms a prepositional phrase marking the exclusive cult site.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin–bet–ḥet
“altar”
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 23:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 23:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מִזְבַּ֥ח (elmizbakh) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.9.W6.S1) and character.