2 Kings 24:2:62 Kgs.24.2.W6TAB
וְאֶת־גְּדוּדֵ֨י
veetgedude
“and the bands of”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ge-du-DE
- Extended
- veh-eht-geh-doo-DEE
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.ɡəduːˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the bands of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ge-du-DE
- phraseyour reading level
et-ge-du-DE khas-de-DIM ve-et-ge-du-DE a-RAM
- clause
va-ye-sha-LAKH Ye-ho-VAH BO et-ge-du-DE khas-de-DIM ve-et-ge-du-DE a-RAM ve-ET ge-du-DE mo-AV ve-ET ge-du-DE ve-NE-a-MON va-ye-sha-le-KHEM bi-ye-hu-DA le-ha-a-VID
- sentence
va-ye-sha-LAKH Ye-ho-VAH BO et-ge-du-DE khas-de-DIM ve-et-ge-du-DE a-RAM ve-ET ge-du-DE mo-AV ve-ET ge-du-DE ve-NE-a-MON va-ye-sha-le-KHEM bi-ye-hu-DA le-ha-a-VID kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER be-YAD a-va-DAV ha-ne-vi-IM
Exegesis
Each force is introduced via a construct chain gedudei Kasdim {גְּדוּדֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּים | gedudē Kaśdim} ‘bands of Chaldeans’, etc., coordinated by ve-et {וְאֶת | wə-ʾet}, emphasizing the scale of the assault.
Root and etymology
g-d-dgimel–dalet–dalet
“band, troop”
In context — 2 Kings 24:2
And the LORD sent against him bands of Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites, and the sons of Ammon, and He dispatched them into Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by His servants the prophets .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 24:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 24:2, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־גְּדוּדֵ֨י (veetgedude) 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.24.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.24.2.W6.S1) and character.