1 Chronicles 18:11:71 Chr.18.11.W7TAB
וְהַזָּהָ֔ב
vehazahav
“and the gold”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-za-HAV
- Extended
- veh-hah-zaa-HAAV
- IPA
- /vəhazːaːˈhaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the gold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-za-HAV
- clause
gam-o-TAM hik-di-SHESH ha-ME-lekh da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH im-ha-KE-sef ve-ha-za-HAV a-SHER na-SA mi-kal-ha-go-YIM
- sentence
gam-o-TAM hik-di-SHESH ha-ME-lekh da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH im-ha-KE-sef ve-ha-za-HAV a-SHER na-SA mi-kal-ha-go-YIM me-e-DOM u-mim-mo-AV u-miv-be-NE a-MON u-mif-leesh-TIM u-me-a-ma-LEK
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase la-YHWH {לַיהוָ֔ה | la-YHWH} ‘to the LORD’ marks YHWH as the recipient of what is treated as holy property, and the adjunct im-hakkesef vehazzahav {עִם־הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ וְהַזָּהָ֔ב | ʿim-hak-ke-sep̄ wə-haz-zā-hāḇ} adds the accompanying valuables.
Root and etymology
z-h-bzayin–he–bet
“gold, precious metal”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:11
King David also consecrated them to the LORD , along with the silver and the gold that he carried off from all the nations: from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 18:11, so the Hebrew word וְהַזָּהָ֔ב (vehazahav) 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.18.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.11.W7.S1) and character.