2 Chronicles 13:4:82 Chr.13.4.W8TAB
אֶפְרָ֑יִם
eferayim
“Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- e-fe-RA-yim
- Extended
- eh-feh-RAA-yihm
- IPA
- /ʔɛf.raːˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-fe-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
be-HAR e-fe-RA-yim
- clause
va-ya-KAM a-vi-YA me-AL le-HAR tse-ma-RA-yim a-SHER be-HAR e-fe-RA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-KAM a-vi-YA me-AL le-HAR tse-ma-RA-yim a-SHER be-HAR e-fe-RA-yim va-yo-MER she-ma-U-ni ya-ra-ve-AM ve-khol-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ă·šer} introduces a restrictive clause defining the location within be-har Efrayim {בְּהַר אֶפְרַיִם | bə·hār ’ĕ·fra·yim} ‘the hill country of Ephraim.’
Root and etymology
Rootpeh–resh–heh
“fruitful”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:4
And Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim , in the hill country of Ephraim , and said, “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 13:4, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרָ֑יִם (eferayim) 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.13.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.4.W8.S1) and character.