1 Chronicles 15:9:41 Chr.15.9.W4TAB
הַשָּׂ֖ר
hassar
“the chief”
- Transliteration
- has-SAR
- Extended
- hahss-SAAR
- IPA
- /hasˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the chief
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
has-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
e-li-EL has-SAR
- clause
e-li-EL has-SAR ve-e-KHAV she-mo-NIM
- sentence
liv-NEI khev-RON e-li-EL has-SAR ve-e-KHAV she-mo-NIM
Exegesis
Eliel functions as the focal subject, modified by the definite nominal ha-sar {הַשָּׂ֖ר | hă-sar} ‘the leader,’ which emphasizes his status.
Root and etymology
s–r–rs-r-r
“to rule, govern”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:9
To the descendants of Hebron, Eliel the leader , and his brothers—eighty in total.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 15:9, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׂ֖ר (hassar) 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.15.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.9.W4.S1) and character.