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

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Result
וְ + עֶ + שְׂ + רִֽים׃
ve + e + she + rim
veesherim

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-e-she-RIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ma-A-ta-YIM ve-e-she-RIM

  3. clause

    a-sa-YA ha-SAR ve-e-KHAIV ma-A-ta-YIM ve-e-she-RIM

  4. 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 context1 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.