1 Chronicles 16:3:81 Chr.16.3.W8TAB
וְאֶשְׁפָּ֖ר
veeshpar
“and a portion”
- Transliteration
- ve-esh-PAR
- Extended
- veh-ehsh-PAAR
- IPA
- /wəʔɛʃˈpɑːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a portion
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-esh-PAR
- clause
le-ISH ki-KAR-LE-khem ve-esh-PAR va-a-shi-SHA
- sentence
va-ye-kha-LEK le-khol-Ish yis-ra-EL me-ISH ve-ad-i-SHA le-ISH ki-KAR-LE-khem ve-esh-PAR va-a-shi-SHA
Exegesis
Finally, the coordinated sequence ve-eshpar va-ashishah {וְאֶשְׁפָּר וַאֲשִׁישָׁה | wə-ʾeš-pār va-ʾă-šî-šāh} enumerates the feast items, highlighting the threefold celebratory provision. The English rendering reflects Hebrew word order and emphatic inclusivity.
Root and etymology
ש־פ־ר
“portion”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:3
And he distributed to every man of Israel, from man even to woman, to each a loaf of bread, a portion , and a raisin cake .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 16:3, so the Hebrew word וְאֶשְׁפָּ֖ר (veeshpar) 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.16.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.3.W8.S1) and character.