1 Chronicles 15:2:91 Chr.15.2.W9TAB
אִם־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם
imhaleviyim
“but the Levites”
- Transliteration
- im-ha-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- ihm-hah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔim.haləviˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
im-ha-le-vi-YIM
- clause
AZ a-MAR da-VID LO la-SET et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI im-ha-le-vi-YIM
- sentence
AZ a-MAR da-VID LO la-SET et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI im-ha-le-vi-YIM ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH la-SET et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH u-le-shar-TO ad-o-LAM
Root and etymology
l-v-hlamed–vav–heh
“to join”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:2
Then David said, “The ark of God must not be carried by anyone except the Levites, because the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve Him forever.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Chronicles 15:2, so the Hebrew word אִם־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (imhaleviyim) 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.15.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.2.W9.S1) and character.