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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.