1 Chronicles 15:8:21 Chr.15.8.W2TAB

אֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן

elitsafan

Elizaphan

Transliteration
e-li-tsa-FAN
Extended
eh-lih-tsah-FAAN
IPA
/ʔɛliːtsaːˈfaːn/

Meaning by language

English
Elizaphan

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֱ + לִֽי + צָ + פָ֑ן
e + li + tsa + fan
elitsafan

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tsadets as in cats
Qametslong 'ah'
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-li-tsa-FAN

  2. clause

    liv-NE e-li-tsa-FAN

  3. sentence

    liv-NE e-li-tsa-FAN she-ma-YA ha-SAR ve-e-KHAV ma-a-TA-yim

Exegesis

The construct chain libnei {לִבְנֵי | liḇnē} ‘to the sons of’ heads the clause by linking to Elitsaphan {אֱלִיצָפָ֑ן | ʾĕlîṣāp̄ān} in a genitival relationship indicating clan membership.

In context1 Chronicles 15:8

To the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and his brothers—two hundred .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 15:8, so the Hebrew word אֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן (elitsafan) 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.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.8.W2.S1) and character.