2 Chronicles 12:10:32 Chr.12.10.W3TAB
רְחַבְעָם֙
rekhavaam
“Rehoboam”
- Transliteration
- re-kha-VA-am
- Extended
- reh-khah-VAA-ahm
- IPA
- /rəħavˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Rehoboam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-kha-VA-am
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS ha-ME-lekh re-kha-VA-am
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-ME-lekh re-kha-VA-am takh-te-E-HEM ma-gi-NE ne-KHO-shet
- 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 subject hamelekh Reḥav‘am {הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ רְחַבְעָם֙ | ha-mé-leḵ Reḥav‘am} ‘King Rehoboam’ is highlighted.
In context — 2 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 12:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 12:10, so the Hebrew word רְחַבְעָם֙ (rekhavaam) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.10.W3.S1) and character.