1 Chronicles 21:3:221 Chr.21.3.W22TAB
לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
leyisrael
“for Israel”
- Transliteration
- le-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- leh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ləjis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- for Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-yis-ra-EL
- clause
la-MA ye-vak-KESH ZOT a-do-NI la-MA yih-ye le-ash-MA le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-MER yo-AV yo-SEF ye-ho-VAH al-AM-mo ka-HEM me-A fe-a-MIM ha-LO a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ku-LAM la-do-NI la-va-DIM la-MA ye-vak-KESH ZOT a-do-NI la-MA yih-ye le-ash-MA le-yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
Roots-r
“leader”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:3
And Joab said, “May the LORD add to His people a hundredfold. My lord the king, are they not all servants to my lord? Why does my lord seek this? Why should it become guilt for Israel?”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:3:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 1 Chronicles 21:3, so the Hebrew word לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (leyisrael) 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.21.3.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.3.W22.S1) and character.