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

Result
אֶ֨ת + הַ + לְ + וִ + יִּ֔ם
et + ha + le + vi + yim
ethaleviyim

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ET-ha-le-vi-YIM

  2. 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

  3. 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 context1 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.