1 Chronicles 20:2:31 Chr.20.2.W3TAB

אֶת־עֲטֶֽרֶת־מַלְכָּם֩

etateretmalkam

{direct object} the crown of their king

Transliteration
et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM
Extended
eht-ah-teh-REHT-mal-KAAM
IPA
/ʔɛt.ʕăˈtɛ.rɛt.malˈkaːm/

Meaning by language

English
{direct object} the crown of their king

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + עֲ + טֶֽ + רֶת + מַלְ + כָּם֩
et + a + te + ret + mal + kam
etateretmalkam

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Tett — emphatic
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO

  3. clause

    va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO va-yim-tsa-A mish-KAL kik-KAR-za-HAV u-VA E-ven ye-ka-RA va-te-HI al-ROSH da-VID

  4. sentence

    va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO va-yim-tsa-A mish-KAL kik-KAR-za-HAV u-VA E-ven ye-ka-RA va-te-HI al-ROSH da-VID u-she-LAL ha-IR ho-TSI har-BE me-OD

Exegesis

The direct object marker ’et-’ateret-malkam {אֶת־עֲטֶרֶת־מַלְכָּם | ’eṯ-‘ă·ṭe·reṯ-mal·kām} specifies the construct noun “crown of their king” as the definite object.

Root and etymology

ע־ט־ר

to crown, encircle

In context1 Chronicles 20:2

And David took the crown from the head of their king, and it was found to weigh a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone . It was set upon David’s head, and he brought out much plunder from the city.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 20:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 20:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֲטֶֽרֶת־מַלְכָּם֩ (etateretmalkam) 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.20.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.2.W3.S1) and character.