1 Chronicles 15:22:21 Chr.15.22.W2TAB
שַֽׂר־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם
sarhaleviyim
“chief of the Levites”
- Transliteration
- sar-ha-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- sahr-hah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /sar.halə.viˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- chief of the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
sar-ha-le-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-khe-nan-YA-hu sar-ha-le-vi-YIM
- clause
u-khe-nan-YA-hu sar-ha-le-vi-YIM be-ma-SA
- sentence
u-khe-nan-YA-hu sar-ha-le-vi-YIM be-ma-SA ya-SOR ba-ma-SA KI me-VIN HU
Exegesis
The construct chain sar-halleviyyim {שַׂר־הַלְוִיִּם | śar-hal-ləwiyyim} ‘chief of the Levites’ functions appositionally, identifying his office.
Root and etymology
consonantssin–resh–resh
“to rule, command”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:22
And Kenaniah , chief of the Levites, was in charge of the carrying ; he instructed in the carrying, because he was understanding.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 15:22, so the Hebrew word שַֽׂר־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם (sarhaleviyim) 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.15.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.22.W2.S1) and character.