2 Chronicles 11:13:22 Chr.11.13.W2TAB
וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם
vehalviyim
“and the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ve-hal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- veh-hahl-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /wəhal.wijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hal-vi-YIM
- clause
ve-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM a-SHER be-khol-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM a-SHER be-khol-yis-ra-EL hit-ya-tse-VU a-LAV mi-khol-ge-vu-LAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the coordinated noun phrases vehakohanim {וְהַכֹּהֲנִים | wə-hakkōhănîm} ‘and the priests’ and vehaleviyim {וְהַלְוִיִּם | wə-halləvîyîm} ‘and the Levites’, establishing the collective subject.
Root and etymology
Rootl-w-y
“joined, attached”
In context — 2 Chronicles 11:13
And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stationed themselves by him from all their territory .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 11:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 11:13, so the Hebrew word וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (vehalviyim) 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.11.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.11.13.W2.S1) and character.