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

Result
הַ + כְּ + רוּ + בִ֖ים
ha + ke + ru + vim
hakeruvim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ke-ru-VIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yo-SHEV ha-ke-ru-VIM

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.