2 Chronicles 12:10:72 Chr.12.10.W7TAB
וְהִפְקִ֗יד
vehifkid
“and he appointed”
- Transliteration
- ve-hif-KID
- Extended
- veh-hihf-KEED
- IPA
- /vəhifˈqiːð/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he appointed
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hif-KID
- clause
ve-hif-KID al-YAD sa-RE ha-ra-TSIM ha-sho-me-RIM PE-takh BET ha-ME-lekh
- 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 verb wehifqīd {וְהִפְקִ֗יד | wehifqīd} ‘and he appointed’ introduces the transfer of responsibility, with ʿal-yad {עַל־יַד֙ | ʿal-yad} ‘under the hand’ denoting authority.
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 12:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 12:10, so the Hebrew word וְהִפְקִ֗יד (vehifkid) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.10.W7.S1) and character.