1 Chronicles 16:5:11 Chr.16.5.W1TAB
אָסָ֥ף
asaf
“Asaph”
- Transliteration
- a-SAF
- Extended
- ah-SAAF
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈsaːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- Asaph
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-SAF
- phraseyour reading level
a-SAF ha-ROSH
- clause
a-SAF ha-ROSH u-mish-ne-HU ze-khar-YA
- sentence
a-SAF ha-ROSH u-mish-ne-HU ze-khar-YA ye-i-EL u-she-mi-ra-MOT vi-khi-EL u-mat-tit-YA ve-e-li-AV u-ve-na-YA-hu ve-o-VED e-DOM vi-i-EL bikh-LE ne-va-LIM u-ve-khin-no-ROT ve-a-SAF bam-tsil-ta-YIM mash-mi-A
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:5
Asaph was the chief , and his second was Zechariah; Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel played the lyres and the harps, and Asaph sounded the cymbals .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:5, so the Hebrew word אָסָ֥ף (asaf) 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.16.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.5.W1.S1) and character.