1 Chronicles 15:17:21 Chr.15.17.W2TAB
הַלְוִיִּ֗ם
halveyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- hal-ve-YIM
- Extended
- hahl-veh-YEEM
- IPA
- /hal.viˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
hal-ve-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-mi-DU hal-ve-YIM
- clause
va-ya-a-mi-DU hal-ve-YIM ET he-MAN ben-yo-EL u-min-e-KHAV a-SAF ben-be-rekh-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ya-a-mi-DU hal-ve-YIM ET he-MAN ben-yo-EL u-min-e-KHAV a-SAF ben-be-rekh-YA-hu u-min-be-NE me-ra-RI a-khe-HEM e-TAN ben-ku-sha-YA-hu
Exegesis
The subject haLeviim {הַלְוִיִּ֗ם | hal·ləwîyîm} ‘the Levites’ precedes the object chain, with et {אֵ֚ת | ʾēṯ} marking the first named appointee, Heman.
Root and etymology
l-v-hlamed–vav–heh
“to join”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:17
The Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from his brothers Asaph son of Berechyahu; and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan son of Kushayahu.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 15:17, so the Hebrew word הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (halveyim) 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.15.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.17.W2.S1) and character.