שָׂרֵ֣י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שָׂרֵ֣י

   sa-RE

   the leaders of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 שָׂרֵ֣י הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת

   sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT

   the leaders of the provinces
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ בְּמִ֔י וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּנַעֲרֵ֖י שָׂרֵ֣י הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת

   va-YO-mer akh-AV be-MI va-YO-mer ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH be-na-a-RE sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT

   and he said Ahab by whom and he said thus said the LORD by the young men of the leaders of the provinces
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ בְּמִ֔י וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּנַעֲרֵ֖י שָׂרֵ֣י הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מִֽי־יֶאְסֹ֥ר הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָֽתָּה׃

   va-YO-mer akh-AV be-MI va-YO-mer ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH be-na-a-RE sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT va-YO-mer mi-ye-e-SOR ham-mil-kha-MA va-YO-mer a-TA

   and he said Ahab by whom and he said thus said the LORD by the young men of the leaders of the provinces and he said who shall bind or begin the battle and he said you

Exegesis

The construct chain bə-na‘ărê śārê hammedînôt {בְּנַעֲרֵ֖י שָׂרֵ֣י הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת | bə-na‘ărê śārê hammedînôt} ‘young men of the princes of the provinces’ links three nouns to emphasize the group’s composition.

Root and etymology

שׂ־ר־ר🔊 shin–resh–resh

“prince, commander”