1 Chronicles 15:27:21 Chr.15.27.W2TAB
מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל
mekhurbal
“was clothed”
- Transliteration
- me-khur-BAL
- Extended
- meh-khur-BAAL
- IPA
- /məχurˈbaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- was clothed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
me-khur-BAL
- phraseyour reading level
me-khur-BAL bi-me-IL BUTS
- clause
ve-da-VID me-khur-BAL bi-me-IL BUTS ve-khol-ha-le-vi-YIM ha-no-se-IM et-ha-A-ron ve-ha-me-sho-re-RIM u-khe-nan-YA ha-SAR ha-ma-SA ha-me-sho-re-RIM
- sentence
ve-da-VID me-khur-BAL bi-me-IL BUTS ve-khol-ha-le-vi-YIM ha-no-se-IM et-ha-A-ron ve-ha-me-sho-re-RIM u-khe-nan-YA ha-SAR ha-ma-SA ha-me-sho-re-RIM ve-al-da-VID e-FOD BAD
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-David {וְדָוִד | wə-dā-wîd}, “and David,” followed by the Pual participle mekhurbal {מְכֻרְבָּל | mə-ḵur-bal} “wrapped, clothed,” introducing the king’s ceremonial garment.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:27
And David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites carrying the ark, the singers, and Kenaniah the master of the song with the singers wore the same attire. David also wore a linen ephod .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 15:27, so the Hebrew word מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל (mekhurbal) 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.15.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.27.W2.S1) and character.