2 Chronicles 13:9:72 Chr.13.9.W7TAB
וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם
vehalviyim
“and the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ve-hal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- veh-hahl-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /wəhal.wijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Levites
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hal-vi-YIM
- clause
ha-LO hi-dakh-TEM et-KO-ha-NE ye-ho-VAH et-be-NE a-ha-RON ve-hal-vi-YIM
- sentence
ha-LO hi-dakh-TEM et-KO-ha-NE ye-ho-VAH et-be-NE a-ha-RON ve-hal-vi-YIM va-ta-a-SU la-KHEM ko-ha-NIM ke-a-ME ha-a-ra-TSOT kol-ha-BA le-ma-LE ya-DO be-FAR ben-ba-KAR ve-EI-lim shiv-A ve-ha-YA ko-HEN le-LO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The main charge is expressed by the causative verb hiddachtem {הִדַּחְתֶּ֜ם | hiddaḥtem} ‘you drove away’, taking a series of marked objects: et-kohanei {אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵ֣י | ʾeṯ-kōhănê} ‘the priests of’ YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | YHWH}, then et-benei {אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י | ʾeṯ-bənê} ‘the sons of’ Aaron, alongside vehalviyim {וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם | wəhalwiyyim} ‘and the Levites’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:9
Is it not so that you drove away the priests of the LORD —the sons of Aaron and the Levites—and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of the lands? Everyone who comes to consecrate his hand with a young bull and seven rams becomes a priest for what are not gods.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 13:9, so the Hebrew word וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (vehalviyim) 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.13.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.9.W7.S1) and character.