1 Chronicles 15:12:41 Chr.15.12.W4TAB
רָאשֵׁ֥י
rashe
“heads of”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHE
- Extended
- raa-SHEE
- IPA
- /raːˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- heads of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHE
- phraseyour reading level
ra-SHE ha-a-VOT
- clause
va-YO-mer la-HEM a-TEM ra-SHE ha-a-VOT lal-vi-YIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM a-TEM ra-SHE ha-a-VOT lal-vi-YIM hit-kad-de-SHU a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem ve-ha-a-li-TEM ET a-RON ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL el-ha-khi-no-TI LO
Exegesis
The construct phrase rashei haavot {רָאשֵׁ֥י הָאָב֖וֹת | rāšêʾ hā-ʾāwōṯ} “heads of the fathers” is specified by laleviim {לַלְוִיִּ֑ם | la-ləwîyim} “of the Levites,” marking tribal leadership.
Root and etymology
ר־א־ש
“head; chief”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:12
He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical households. Make yourselves holy, both you and your brothers, and bring up the ark of the LORD , the God of Israel , to the place I have prepared for it.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 15:12, so the Hebrew word רָאשֵׁ֥י (rashe) 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.15.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.12.W4.S1) and character.