1 Chronicles 18:17:61 Chr.18.17.W6TAB

הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים

harishonim

the first ones

Transliteration
ha-ri-sho-NIM
Extended
haa-rih-shoh-NEEM
IPA
/haːriʔʃoːˈniːm/

Meaning by language

English
the first ones

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + רִא + שֹׁ + נִ֖ים
ha + ri + sho + nim
harishonim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nunn as in new
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-ri-sho-NIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-ve-NE-da-VID ha-ri-sho-NIM

  3. clause

    u-ve-NE-da-VID ha-ri-sho-NIM le-YAD ham-ME-lekh

  4. sentence

    u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khe-re-TI ve-hap-le-TI u-ve-NE-da-VID ha-ri-sho-NIM le-YAD ham-ME-lekh

Exegesis

The predicate adjective harishonim {הָרִאשֹׁנִים | hā-rî-šō-nîm} ‘the chief ones’ specifies rank.

In context1 Chronicles 18:17

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was set over the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chief officials at the side of the king .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 18:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 18:17, so the Hebrew word הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים (harishonim) 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.18.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.17.W6.S1) and character.