1 Chronicles 15:26:41 Chr.15.26.W4TAB
אֶ֨ת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם
ethaleviyim
“{direct object marker} the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- EET-hah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haləvijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ET-ha-le-vi-YIM
- clause
va-ye-HI be-E-zor ha-e-lo-HIM ET-ha-le-vi-YIM no-se-E a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-E-zor ha-e-lo-HIM ET-ha-le-vi-YIM no-se-E a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH va-yiz-be-KHU shiv-a-PA-fa-rim ve-shiv-a E-lim
Exegesis
The direct object et-haleviim {אֶ֨ת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | ʾet-haləwiyyîm} identifies the Levites as the recipients of the help, further specified by the participial modifier nosei {נֹשְׂאֵ֖י | nōśəʾê} ‘bearing,’ which functions adjectivally to describe their ongoing task.
Root and etymology
l-v-hlamed–vav–heh
“to join”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:26
And it happened, when God helped the Levites who were bearing the Ark of the covenant of the LORD , that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 15:26, so the Hebrew word אֶ֨ת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (ethaleviyim) 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.15.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.26.W4.S1) and character.