1 Chronicles 16:19:51 Chr.16.19.W5TAB
וְגָרִ֥ים
vegarim
“and sojourners”
- Transliteration
- ve-ga-RIM
- Extended
- veh-ga-REEM
- IPA
- /vəɣaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and sojourners
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-ga-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ga-RIM BAH
- sentence
bih-he-YOT-khem meh-TEI mis-PA-r kim-A-t ve-ga-RIM BAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kim'at {כִּמְעַ֖ט | kimmə-ʿaṭ} intensifies fewness, while the conjunction vegarim {וְגָרִים | wə-gārîm} “and sojourners” introduces their status as resident aliens.
Root and etymology
g-rgimel–vav–resh
“to dwell as a stranger”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:19
When you were few in number , few indeed, and sojourners in it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 16:19, so the Hebrew word וְגָרִ֥ים (vegarim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.19.W5.S1) and character.