1 Chronicles 15:19:31 Chr.15.19.W3TAB
אָסָ֖ף
asaf
“Asaph”
- Transliteration
- a-SAF
- Extended
- aa-SAAF
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈsaːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- Asaph
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SAF
- phraseyour reading level
he-MAN a-SAF
- clause
ve-ham-sho-re-RIM he-MAN a-SAF ve-e-TAN
- sentence
ve-ham-sho-re-RIM he-MAN a-SAF ve-e-TAN bim-tsil-ta-YIM ne-KHO-shet le-hash-mi-A
Root and etymology
ʾ-s-paleph–samekh–pe
“to gather”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:19
And the singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were with bronze cymbals to make the sound heard by all.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 15:19, so the Hebrew word אָסָ֖ף (asaf) 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.15.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.19.W3.S1) and character.