1 Chronicles 15:16:31 Chr.15.16.W3TAB

לְשָׂרֵ֣י

lesare

to the chiefs of

Transliteration
le-sa-RE
Extended
leh-sah-REE
IPA
/ləsɔːˈreː/

Meaning by language

English
to the chiefs of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + שָׂ + רֵ֣י
le + sa + re
lesare

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-sa-RE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-sa-RE hal-ve-YIM

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer da-VID le-sa-RE hal-ve-YIM le-ha-a-MID et-a-khe-HEM ham-she-re-RIM bikh-LE-shir ne-va-LIM ve-khi-no-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer da-VID le-sa-RE hal-ve-YIM le-ha-a-MID et-a-khe-HEM ham-she-re-RIM bikh-LE-shir ne-va-LIM ve-khi-no-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim mash-mi-IM le-ha-RIM-be-KOL le-sim-KHA

Exegesis

The indirect object le-sarei ha-leviyim {לְשָׂרֵי הַלְוִיִּם | lə-sārê ha-lə-vî-yîm} identifies the Levite chiefs.

Root and etymology

s-rshin–resh

prince, chief

In context1 Chronicles 15:16

David told the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers, the singers, with instruments of song—lyres, harps, and cymbals—so they would sound out, lifting their voices in joy .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 15:16, so the Hebrew word לְשָׂרֵ֣י (lesare) 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.15.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.16.W3.S1) and character.