2 Chronicles 13:14:112 Chr.13.14.W11TAB
מְחַצְצְרִ֖ים
mekhatstserim
“blowing trumpets”
- Transliteration
- me-khats-ts-e-RIM
- Extended
- meh-khahts-tseh-REEM
- IPA
- /məħats.tsəˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- blowing trumpets
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
me-khats-ts-e-RIM
- clause
ve-ha-ko-he-NIM me-khats-ts-e-RIM makh-ts-e-RIM ba-kha-tso-ts-e-ROT
- sentence
va-yif-NU ye-hu-DA ve-hin-NE la-HEM ha-mil-kha-MA pa-NIM ve-a-KHOR va-yits-e-A-KU la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-ko-he-NIM me-khats-ts-e-RIM makh-ts-e-RIM ba-kha-tso-ts-e-ROT
Exegesis
The presence of both mchatsotsrim {מחצצרים | məḥaṣṣəṣərîm} (ketiv) and machatzrim {מַחְצְרִ֖ים | maḥṣə-rîm} (qere) reflects a written/read tradition around the same idea of trumpet-blowing; in English this is rendered once as a single coordinated action to preserve sense and avoid redundancy while keeping the Hebrew’s emphasis on an alarm-like, priestly signal.
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:14
And Judah turned, and behold , the battle was in front of them and behind; and they cried out to the LORD , and the priests sounded the trumpets.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 13:14, so the Hebrew word מְחַצְצְרִ֖ים (mekhatstserim) 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.13.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.14.W11.S1) and character.