2 Chronicles 13:12:52 Chr.13.12.W5TAB
וְכֹהֲנָ֣יו
vekhohanav
“and his priests”
- Transliteration
- ve-kho-ha-NAV
- Extended
- veh-khoh-hah-NAV
- IPA
- /wə.xo.hăˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his priests
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-kho-ha-NAV
- phraseyour reading level
ha-e-lo-HIM ve-kho-ha-NAV va-kha-tso-tse-ROT ham-me-ru-A
- clause
ve-hi-NE i-MA-nu ba-ROSH ha-e-lo-HIM ve-kho-ha-NAV va-kha-tso-tse-ROT ham-me-ru-A le-ha-RI-a a-le-KHEM
- sentence
ve-hi-NE i-MA-nu ba-ROSH ha-e-lo-HIM ve-kho-ha-NAV va-kha-tso-tse-ROT ham-me-ru-A le-ha-RI-a a-le-KHEM be-NE yis-ra-EL al-til-la-kha-MU im-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-a-vo-te-KHEM ki-LO tats-li-KHU
Exegesis
The coordination ve-kohanav va-chatzotzerot ha-teruah {וְכֹהֲנָיו וַחֲצֹצְרוֹת הַתְּרוּעָה | wə-ḵō-hă-nāyw wa-ḥă-ṣō-ṣə-rōṯ ha-tə-rû-ʿāh} adds cultic personnel and instruments, portraying a sanctioned, priestly battle posture.
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:12
And look, the God is with us at the head, with His priests and the trumpets of the alarm shout to sound an alarm against you. Sons of Israel, do not fight against the LORD , the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 13:12, so the Hebrew word וְכֹהֲנָ֣יו (vekhohanav) 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.13.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.12.W5.S1) and character.