1 Chronicles 16:7:61 Chr.16.7.W6TAB
בָּרֹ֔אשׁ
barosh
“as first, at the head”
- Transliteration
- ba-ROSH
- Extended
- baa-ROHSH
- IPA
- /baːˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as first, at the head
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ROSH
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU AZ na-TAN da-VID ba-ROSH le-ho-DOT la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU AZ na-TAN da-VID ba-ROSH le-ho-DOT la-ye-ho-VAH be-yad-a-SAF ve-e-KHAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ba-rosh {בָּרֹ֔אשׁ | ba-rosh} “as chief” specifies the leadership role granted.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:7
On that day David first entrusted the leadership of this thanksgiving song to Asaph and his brothers so that they might give thanks to the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 16:7, so the Hebrew word בָּרֹ֔אשׁ (barosh) 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.16.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.7.W6.S1) and character.