2 Chronicles 14:7:102 Chr.14.7.W10TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:6
וּבְרִיחִ֑ים
uverikhim
“and bars”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-ri-KHIM
- Extended
- oo-veh-ree-KHEEM
- IPA
- /dəlaːˈθa.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and bars
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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
u-ve-ri-KHIM
- clause
va-YO-mer li-ye-hu-DA niv-ne-NE et-ha-a-RIM ha-E-le ve-na-SEV kho-MA u-mig-da-LIM de-la-TA-yim u-ve-ri-KHIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer li-ye-hu-DA niv-ne-NE et-ha-a-RIM ha-E-le ve-na-SEV kho-MA u-mig-da-LIM de-la-TA-yim u-ve-ri-KHIM o-de-REN-nu ha-A-rets le-fa-NE-nu KI da-RASH-nu et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu da-RASH-nu va-YA-nakh LA-nu mi-sa-VIV va-yiv-NU va-yits-li-KHU
Exegesis
A chiastic series of fortification terms—chomah {חוֹמָה | ḥō-māh} ‘wall’, migdalim {מִגְדָּלִים | miḡ-dā-lîm} ‘towers’, delatayim {דְּלָתַיִם | də-lā-ṭā-yim} ‘gates’, and uverichim {וּבְרִיחִים | u-və-rê-ḥîm} ‘bars’—emphasizes urban defense.
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:7
And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still before us, because we have sought the LORD our God . We have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 14:7, so the Hebrew word וּבְרִיחִ֑ים (uverikhim) 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.14.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.7.W10.S1) and character.