1 Chronicles 13:6:161 Chr.13.6.W16TAB
הַכְּרוּבִ֖ים
hakeruvim
“the cherubim”
- Transliteration
- ha-ke-ru-VIM
- Extended
- hah-keh-roo-VEEM
- IPA
- /hak.kəruːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the cherubim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ke-ru-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SHEV ha-ke-ru-VIM
- clause
le-ha-a-LOT mish-SHAM ET a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH yo-SHEV ha-ke-ru-VIM a-sher-nik-RA SHEM
- sentence
va-YA-al da-VID ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL ba-a-la-TA el-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA le-ha-a-LOT mish-SHAM ET a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH yo-SHEV ha-ke-ru-VIM a-sher-nik-RA SHEM
Exegesis
The participle yoshev {יוֹשֵׁב | yōšēḇ} with ha-keruvim {הַכְּרוּבִים | ha-kərûḇîm} is understood locatively as “dwells above the cherubim.”
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:6
And David and all Israel went up to Baalah—Kiryath-Yearim in Judah—to bring up from there the ark of God , which is called by the Name—the Name of the LORD , who dwells above the cherubim.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Chronicles 13:6, so the Hebrew word הַכְּרוּבִ֖ים (hakeruvim) 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 1 Chr.13.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.6.W16.S1) and character.