1 Chronicles 15:27:51 Chr.15.27.W5TAB
וְכָל־הַלְוִיִּם֙
vekholhaleviyim
“and all the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ve-khol-ha-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- veh-khol-hah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /ˈbuːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khol-ha-le-vi-YIM
- 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 coordinated clause wə-chōl-ha-lə-wî-yîm han-nō-sə-ʾîm {וְכָל־הַלְוִיִּם הַנֹּשְׂאִים} pairs “all the Levites” with the participle “carrying,” and the direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־} introduces hā-ʾā-rôn {הָאָרוֹן | hā-ʾā-rôn} “the ark.”
Root and etymology
l-v-hlamed–vav–heh
“to join”
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 15:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 15:27, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־הַלְוִיִּם֙ (vekholhaleviyim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.27.W5.S1) and character.