1 Chronicles 16:4:51 Chr.16.4.W5TAB
מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם
minhaleviyim
“from the Levites”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- mihn-hah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /min.hal.ʋiˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-le-vi-YIM
- clause
va-yit-TEN lif-NE a-RON ye-ho-VAH min-ha-le-vi-YIM me-sha-re-TIM
- sentence
va-yit-TEN lif-NE a-RON ye-ho-VAH min-ha-le-vi-YIM me-sha-re-TIM u-le-haz-KIR u-le-ho-DOT u-le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct min-haleviim meshartim {מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם מְשָׁרְתִים | min-hă·lĕ·wî·yim mə·šär·tîm} indicates partitive selection for Levite service. The coordinated infinitives u-le-hazkir, u-le-hodot, and u-le-halel present a triadic liturgical sequence.
Root and etymology
l-w-ylamed–vav–yod
“to join; attach”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:4
And he appointed ministers from among the Levites before the ark of the LORD , to make remembrance, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 16:4, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם (minhaleviyim) 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.16.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.4.W5.S1) and character.