1 Kings 15:33:111 Kgs.15.33.W11TAB
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
esrerim
“twenty”
- Transliteration
- e-sre-RIM
- Extended
- ehs-reh-REEM
- IPA
- /ʕɛs.rəˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- twenty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-sre-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA
- clause
ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA
- sentence
bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA
Exegesis
The numerical phrase esrim ve-arba {עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבַּ֖ע | ʿeśrīm wə-ʾarbaʿ} ‘twenty and four’ precedes shanah, reflecting Hebrew counting conventions. The English rendition preserves the Hebrew sequence of dating, ruler, location, and duration for clarity.
In context — 1 Kings 15:33
In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:33:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 15:33, so the Hebrew word עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (esrerim) 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 Kgs.15.33.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.33.W11.S1) and character.