1 Chronicles 15:27:31 Chr.15.27.W3TAB
בִּמְעִ֣יל
bimeil
“in a robe”
- Transliteration
- bi-me-IL
- Extended
- bih-meh-EEL
Meaning by language
- English
- in a robe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
bi-me-IL
- 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 phrase bi-me-ʿîl {בִּמְעִיל | bi-me-ʿîl} būṣ {בּוּץ | būṣ} “in a robe of fine linen” specifies both vestment and material.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-layin–lamed–lamed
“to wrap, cover”
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 15:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 15:27, so the Hebrew word בִּמְעִ֣יל (bimeil) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.27.W3.S1) and character.