1 Chronicles 16:38:101 Chr.16.38.W10TAB
לְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃
leshoarim
“as gatekeepers”
- Transliteration
- le-sho-a-RIM
- Extended
- leh-shoh-ah-REEM
- IPA
- /ləʃoːʕăˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- as gatekeepers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced '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
le-sho-a-RIM
- clause
ve-o-VED e-DOM ben-ye-di-TUN ve-kho-SA le-sho-a-RIM
- sentence
ve-o-VED e-DOM va-a-khe-HEM shi-SHIM u-she-mo-NA ve-o-VED e-DOM ben-ye-di-TUN ve-kho-SA le-sho-a-RIM
Exegesis
The final phrase lešoʿārîm {לְשֹׁעֲרִים | lə-šô-‘ā-rîm} “for gatekeepers” denotes their official function. The coordinated structure underscores clear role designation.
Root and etymology
ש-ע-רs–ʿ–r
“gate”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:38
And Obed-Edom and his brothers, sixty-eight in all, and Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 16:38, so the Hebrew word לְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃ (leshoarim) 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.16.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.38.W10.S1) and character.