2 Chronicles 13:10:72 Chr.13.10.W7TAB
מְשָׁרְתִ֤ים
mesharetim
“serving”
- Transliteration
- me-sha-re-TIM
- Extended
- meh-shaa-reh-TEEM
- IPA
- /məʃaːrˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- serving
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-sha-re-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-kho-he-NIM me-sha-re-TIM la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-kho-he-NIM me-sha-re-TIM la-ye-ho-VAH be-NEI a-ha-RON ve-hal-vi-YIM ba-me-la-KHET
- sentence
va-a-NA-khnu ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu ve-LO a-za-VE-ne-hu ve-kho-he-NIM me-sha-re-TIM la-ye-ho-VAH be-NEI a-ha-RON ve-hal-vi-YIM ba-me-la-KHET
Exegesis
Two coordinated nominal phrases then specify legitimate temple order: kohanim meshartim laYHWH {וְכֹהֲנִ֞ים מְשָׁרְתִ֤ים לַיהוָה֙ | wə-kō-hă-nîm mə-šār-tîm la-yə-hō-wāh} ‘priests ministering to the LORD’ uses the participle to highlight ongoing service, while bnei Aharon {בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן | bənê ʾa-hă-rōn} functions appositionally to define their authorized lineage.
Root and etymology
consonantsShin–Resh–Tav
“to attend, minister”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:10
But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken Him; and the priests minister to the LORD—sons of Aaron—and the Levites are in the work.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 13:10, so the Hebrew word מְשָׁרְתִ֤ים (mesharetim) 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.13.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.10.W7.S1) and character.