1 Chronicles 16:19:21 Chr.16.19.W2TAB
מְתֵ֣י
mehtei
“men of”
- Transliteration
- meh-TEI
- Extended
- meh-TEE
- IPA
- /məˈθeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
meh-TEI
- phraseyour reading level
meh-TEI mis-PA-r
- sentence
bih-he-YOT-khem meh-TEI mis-PA-r kim-A-t ve-ga-RIM BAH
Exegesis
The construct chain metei mispar {מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔ר | mə-ṯē mis-pār} “men of number” denotes a small, countable population.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:19
When you were few in number , few indeed, and sojourners in it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 16:19, so the Hebrew word מְתֵ֣י (mehtei) 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.16.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.19.W2.S1) and character.