1 Chronicles 15:22:71 Chr.15.22.W7TAB

מֵבִ֖ין

mevin

understanding or discerning

Transliteration
me-VIN
Extended
meh-VEEN
IPA
/meːˈviːn/

Meaning by language

English
understanding or discerning

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Result
מֵ + בִ֖ין
me + vin
mevin

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    me-VIN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI me-VIN

  3. clause

    ya-SOR ba-ma-SA KI me-VIN HU

  4. 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 causal clause introduced by ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ grounds his appointment in competence: the participle mevin {מֵבִין | mēvîn} ‘understanding’ states his capability, and the independent pronoun hu {הוּא | hûʾ} ‘he’ adds emphasis, marking him as notably qualified. Since massa can be associated with “lifting/bearing,” the translation “carrying” reflects both its common sense and the immediate context of transporting the ark.

Root and etymology

consonantsbet–yod–nun

to discern

In context1 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 15:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 15:22, so the Hebrew word מֵבִ֖ין (mevin) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.22.W7.S1) and character.