1 Chronicles 15:12:61 Chr.15.12.W6TAB
לַלְוִיִּ֑ם
lalviyim
“of the Levites”
- Transliteration
- lal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- lahl-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /lal.viˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
lal-vi-YIM
- 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
l-v-hlamed–vav–heh
“to join”
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 15:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 15:12, so the Hebrew word לַלְוִיִּ֑ם (lalviyim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.12.W6.S1) and character.