1 Chronicles 15:14:31 Chr.15.14.W3TAB
וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם
vehalviyim
“and the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ve-hal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- veh-hahl-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /vɛ.hal.viˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hal-vi-YIM
- clause
va-yit-kad-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM
- sentence
va-yit-kad-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM le-ha-a-LOT et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The coordinated subject ha-qohanim ve-ha-leviyim {הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם | ha-qohanim ve-ha-leviyim} ‘the priests and the Levites’ pairs two cultic groups.
Root and etymology
לויl-w-y
“attached, joined”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:14
So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD , the God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 15:14, so the Hebrew word וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (vehalviyim) 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.15.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.14.W3.S1) and character.