1 Chronicles 16:23:41 Chr.16.23.W4TAB
בַּשְּׂר֥וּ
basseru
“proclaim good news”
- Transliteration
- bas-se-RU
- Extended
- bahs-seh-ROO
- IPA
- /bas.səˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- proclaim good news
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bas-se-RU
- phraseyour reading level
bas-se-RU mi-YOM-el-YOM
- sentence
SHI-ru la-ye-ho-VAH kol-ha-A-rets bas-se-RU mi-YOM-el-YOM ye-shu-A-to
Exegesis
A parallel Piel imperative basru {בַּשְּׂרוּ | bas-rû} 'proclaim' creates synonymous parallelism with shiru, linking praise with proclamation.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–sin–resh
“to bring news, announce”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:23
Sing to the LORD , all the earth ; proclaim from day to day His salvation.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 16:23, so the Hebrew word בַּשְּׂר֥וּ (basseru) 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.16.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.23.W4.S1) and character.