1 Chronicles 14:9:51 Chr.14.9.W5TAB
רְפָאִֽים׃
refaim
“Rephaim”
- Transliteration
- re-fa-IM
- Extended
- reh-faa-EEM
- IPA
- /rə.faːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Rephaim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
re-fa-IM
- phraseyour reading level
be-E-mek re-fa-IM
- clause
va-yif-she-TU be-E-mek re-fa-IM
- sentence
u-fe-lish-TIM ba-U va-yif-she-TU be-E-mek re-fa-IM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bəʿêmeq refaʾîm {בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִים | bə-ʿê-meq rə-fā-ʼîm} specifies the geographic setting. In English, rendering the verbs as “came and raided” preserves both the perfect aspect and the sequential imperfect nuance. The term Rephaim evokes the historical depth of the “Valley of Rephaim” in Israelite memory.
Root and etymology
r-p-ʼresh–peh–aleph
“healer”
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:9
And the Philistines came and raided in the Valley of Rephaim .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 14:9, so the Hebrew word רְפָאִֽים׃ (refaim) 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.14.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.9.W5.S1) and character.