1 Chronicles 15:6:71 Chr.15.6.W7TAB
וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃
veesherim
“and twenty”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-she-RIM
- Extended
- veh-eh-sheh-RIHM
- IPA
- /vəʕɛsəˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and twenty
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-e-she-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ma-A-ta-YIM ve-e-she-RIM
- clause
a-sa-YA ha-SAR ve-e-KHAIV ma-A-ta-YIM ve-e-she-RIM
- sentence
liv-NE me-ra-RI a-sa-YA ha-SAR ve-e-KHAIV ma-A-ta-YIM ve-e-she-RIM
Exegesis
Finally, the numerals maatayim {מָאתַ֥יִם | māʾă-tāyim} + we-esrim {וְעֶשְׂרִֽים | we-’ĕs-rīm} employ Hebrew’s additive numeral construction to yield 220. The absence of an explicit verb conveys a register of enumeration typical for Levitical listings.
Root and etymology
s-rshin–resh
“prince, chief”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:6
From the sons of Merari, Asaiah the leader and his brothers numbered 220.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 15:6, so the Hebrew word וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ (veesherim) 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.15.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.6.W7.S1) and character.