1 Chronicles 15:21:101 Chr.15.21.W10TAB
לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃
lenatseakh
“to lead”
- Transliteration
- le-na-TSE-akh
- Extended
- leh-nah-TSEE-ahkh
- IPA
- /lə.natˈseː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to lead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
le-na-TSE-akh
- clause
be-khi-NO-rot al-ha-she-mi-NIT le-na-TSE-akh
- sentence
u-ma-ti-ti-YA-hu ve-e-lif-le-HU u-mik-ne-YA-hu ve-o-VED e-DOM vi-i-i-EL va-a-zaz-ya-HU be-khi-NO-rot al-ha-she-mi-NIT le-na-TSE-akh
Exegesis
The verse opens with a sequence of personal names introduced by the coordinating vav, followed by the instrument phrase be-kinorot {בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹת | bə-kin-nō-rōt} “with lyres,” the prepositional modifier al-hasheminit {עַל־הַשְּׁמִינִ֖ית | ʿal-ha-šmî-nîṯ} “according to the Sheminith,” and the infinitive construct le-natzeach {לְנַצֵּֽחַ | lə-naṭ-ṣē-aḥ} marking purpose (“to direct”). This structure, combining a list of Levites with instrument and purpose clauses, highlights their designated liturgical role in musical leadership.
Root and etymology
n-ts-ḥnun–tsade–het
“to lead, direct”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:21
And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah with lyres were to lead according to Sheminith .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 15:21, so the Hebrew word לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃ (lenatseakh) 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.15.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.21.W10.S1) and character.