1 Chronicles 15:25:61 Chr.15.25.W6TAB
הָאֲלָפִ֑ים
haalafim
“the thousands”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-la-FIM
- Extended
- haa-ah-lah-FIHM
- IPA
- /haː.ʔălaːˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the thousands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-a-la-FIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sa-REI ha-a-la-FIM
- clause
va-ye-HI da-VID ve-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-sa-REI ha-a-la-FIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI da-VID ve-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-sa-REI ha-a-la-FIM ha-hol-KHIM le-ha-a-LOT et-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH min-BEIT o-VED-e-DOM be-sim-KHA
Exegesis
The coordinated subject chain Davīd {דָוִד | da-wid}, zikinē Yisra’el {וְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | vä-zik-nē yi-sra-’el}, and vesārē hā’ălāp̄īm {וְשָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים | vä-sar-ē hä-’a-la-p̄īm} forms a compound noun phrase.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:25
And David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands, who were going to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom, did so with joy.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 15:25, so the Hebrew word הָאֲלָפִ֑ים (haalafim) 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.15.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.25.W6.S1) and character.