1 Chronicles 17:1:141 Chr.17.1.W14TAB

הֽ͏ָאֲרָזִ֔ים

haarazim

cedars

Transliteration
ha-a-ra-ZIM
Extended
haa-ah-rah-ZEEM
IPA
/haːʔăraːˈziːm/

Meaning by language

English
cedars

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Result
הֽ͏ָ + אֲ + רָ + זִ֔ים
ha + a + ra + zim
haarazim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Zayinz as in zero
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-a-ra-ZIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER ya-SHAV da-VID be-VE-to va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT

Exegesis

The participle yōšēb {יוֹשֵׁב | yōšēb} conveys ongoing dwelling, while the construct bə-bêyt hāʾărāzîm {בְּבֵית הָאֲרָזִים | bə-bêyt hāʾărāzîm} highlights royal luxury.

Root and etymology

consonantsaleph–resh–zayin

cedar

In context1 Chronicles 17:1

And it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains .”

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 17:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Chronicles 17:1, so the Hebrew word הֽ͏ָאֲרָזִ֔ים (haarazim) 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.17.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.1.W14.S1) and character.