1 Chronicles 15:11:61 Chr.15.11.W6TAB

וְלַלְוִיִּ֗ם

velalviyim

and to the Levites

Transliteration
ve-lal-vi-YIM
Extended
veh-lahl-vih-YEEM
IPA
/vəlal.viˈjiːm/

Meaning by language

English
and to the Levites

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Result
וְ + לַלְ + וִ + יִּ֗ם
ve + lal + vi + yim
velalviyim

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-lal-vi-YIM

  2. clause

    ve-lal-vi-YIM le-u-ri-EL a-sa-YA ve-yo-EL she-ma-ya ve-e-li-EL ve-am-mi-na-DAV

  3. sentence

    va-yik-RA da-VID le-tsa-DOK u-le-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-lal-vi-YIM le-u-ri-EL a-sa-YA ve-yo-EL she-ma-ya ve-e-li-EL ve-am-mi-na-DAV

Exegesis

The definite article in ha-kohanim {הַכֹּֽהֲנִים | hak-kōhănim} marks “the priests,” while we-le-leviyim {וְלַלְוִיִּ֗ם | wə-lə-wīy-yîm} similarly designates “the Levites.” Proper names follow in an additive sequence coordinated by vav conjunctions, reflecting the Hebrew list structure. In English, prepositional phrases are retained to preserve the grouping, and the list employs commas and a final conjunction to mirror the source’s additive series.

Root and etymology

l-w-ylamed–vav–yod

attach, join

In context1 Chronicles 15:11

And David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests , and the Levites —Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 15:11, so the Hebrew word וְלַלְוִיִּ֗ם (velalviyim) 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.15.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.11.W6.S1) and character.