2 Chronicles 1:2:82 Chr.1.2.W8TAB
וּלְכָל־נָשִׂ֗יא
ulekholnasi
“and to every leader”
- Transliteration
- u-le-KHOL-na-SI
- Extended
- oo-leh-KHOHL-nah-SEE
- IPA
- /uːləˈxɔl.naːˈsiːʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to every leader
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-le-KHOL-na-SI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-shof-TIM u-le-KHOL-na-SI
- clause
le-sa-RE ha-a-la-FIM ve-ha-me-OT ve-la-shof-TIM u-le-KHOL-na-SI le-KHOL-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-MER she-lo-MO le-KHOL-yis-ra-EL le-sa-RE ha-a-la-FIM ve-ha-me-OT ve-la-shof-TIM u-le-KHOL-na-SI le-KHOL-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
This pattern continues with ve-le-kol nasi {וְלְכֹל נָשִׂיא | wə-lə-kol nā-śî-ʾ} ‘and to every chief’ and culminates in rashei ha-avot {רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת | rā-šê hā-ʾā-vōt} ‘the heads of the fathers’. The hierarchical list underscores that Solomon’s proclamation reached every leadership level in Israel’s community.
Root and etymology
RootNun, Sin, Aleph
“to lift up, lead”
In context — 2 Chronicles 1:2
Then Solomon addressed all Israel: the officers of the thousands and of the hundreds, the judges, and every leader throughout Israel—the heads of the fathers’ houses.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 1:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 1:2, so the Hebrew word וּלְכָל־נָשִׂ֗יא (ulekholnasi) 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 2 Chr.1.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.1.2.W8.S1) and character.