2 Chronicles 12:10:102 Chr.12.10.W10TAB

הָרָצִ֔ים

haratsim

the runners or guards

Transliteration
ha-ra-TSIM
Extended
haa-rah-TSIHM
IPA
/haːraˈtsiːm/

Meaning by language

English
the runners or guards

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + רָ + צִ֔ים
ha + ra + tsim
haratsim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Tsadets as in cats
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ra-TSIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    sa-RE ha-ra-TSIM

  3. clause

    ve-hif-KID al-YAD sa-RE ha-ra-TSIM ha-sho-me-RIM PE-takh BET ha-ME-lekh

  4. sentence

    va-ya-AS ha-ME-lekh re-kha-VA-am takh-te-E-HEM ma-gi-NE ne-KHO-shet ve-hif-KID al-YAD sa-RE ha-ra-TSIM ha-sho-me-RIM PE-takh BET ha-ME-lekh

Exegesis

The pairs ṣārē harāṣīm {שָׂרֵ֣י הָרָצִ֔ים | ṣārē harāṣīm} ‘commanders of the runners’ and haššōmrīm {הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים | haššōmrīm} ‘the guards’ define the royal guard unit.

Root and etymology

r-w-ṣresh–vav–tsade

to run

In context2 Chronicles 12:10

And King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and he appointed them under the care of the commanders of the runners—the guards at the entrance of the king’s house .

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 12:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 12:10, so the Hebrew word הָרָצִ֔ים (haratsim) 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.12.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.10.W10.S1) and character.