1 Chronicles 22:4:21 Chr.22.4.W2TAB
אֲרָזִ֖ים
arazim
“cedars”
- Transliteration
- a-ra-ZIM
- Extended
- ah-rah-ZIHM
- IPA
- /ʔăraˈziːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- cedars
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-ra-ZIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-TSAY a-ra-ZIM
- clause
va-a-TSAY a-ra-ZIM le-EN mis-PAR
- sentence
va-a-TSAY a-ra-ZIM le-EN mis-PAR ki-HE-vi-U ha-tsi-do-NIM ve-ha-tso-RIM a-TSAY a-ra-ZIM la-ROV le-da-VID
Exegesis
The construct chain atzei arazim {עֲצֵי אֲרָזִים | ʿă-ṣê ʾa-rā-zîm} ‘cedar wood’ foregrounds the prized material.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-zaleph–resh–zayin
“cedar tree”
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:4
Cedar wood was beyond counting, for the Sidonians and the Tyrians brought large amounts of cedar to David .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 22:4, so the Hebrew word אֲרָזִ֖ים (arazim) 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.22.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.4.W2.S1) and character.