2 Samuel 15:25:52 Sam.15.25.W5TAB
אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן
etakhon
“the ark of”
- Transliteration
- et-a-khon
- Extended
- eht-ah-KHOHN
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔăˈroːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ark of
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-khon
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-khon ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsa-DOK ha-SHEV et-a-khon ha-e-lo-HIM ha-IR
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsa-DOK ha-SHEV et-a-khon ha-e-lo-HIM ha-IR im-em-TSA KHEN be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-shi-VA-ni ve-hir-A-ni o-TO ve-et-na-VE-hu
Exegesis
The Hifil imperative hā-šēv {הָשֵׁ֛ב | hā-šēv} ‘return’ takes ʾeṯ {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} as its direct object marker, governing ʾărōn {אֲר֥וֹן | ʾărōn} ‘ark’ and hā-ʾĕlōhîm {הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hā-ʾĕlōhîm} ‘of God.’
Root and etymology
א-ר-ן
“chest, ark”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:25
And the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD , then He will bring me back and let me see it and its dwelling place .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 15:25, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן (etakhon) 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 Sam.15.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.25.W5.S1) and character.