1 Chronicles 22:3:11 Chr.22.3.W1TAB

וּבַרְזֶ֣ל

uvarzel

and iron

Transliteration
u-var-ZEL
Extended
oo-vahr-ZEHL
IPA
/uvɑrˈzɛl/

Meaning by language

English
and iron

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + בַרְ + זֶ֣ל
u + var + zel
uvarzel

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Zayinz as in zero
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-var-ZEL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-var-ZEL la-ROV

  3. clause

    u-var-ZEL la-ROV lam-MIS-me-RIM le-dal-TOT hash-she-a-RIM ve-lam-khab-BE-rot he-KHIN da-VID

  4. sentence

    u-var-ZEL la-ROV lam-MIS-me-RIM le-dal-TOT hash-she-a-RIM ve-lam-khab-BE-rot he-KHIN da-VID u-ne-KHO-shet la-ROV EN mish-KAL

Exegesis

The verse opens with the waw-conjunction ū-varzēl {וּבַרְזֶ֣ל | ū-varzēl}, introducing an inventory of building materials.

Root and etymology

b-r-z-lbet–resh–zayin–lamed

iron; strong metal

In context1 Chronicles 22:3

And David prepared iron in abundance for nails for the doors of the gates and for the joinings , and he prepared bronze in abundance—beyond weighing.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 22:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 22:3, so the Hebrew word וּבַרְזֶ֣ל (uvarzel) 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.22.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.3.W1.S1) and character.