2 Chronicles 15:2:142 Chr.15.2.W14TAB
וְאִֽם־תִּדְרְשֻׁ֙הוּ֙
veimtidreshuhu
“and if you seek him”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-tid-re-SHU-hu
- Extended
- veh-ihm-tihd-reh-SHOO-hoo
- IPA
- /wəʔim.tid.rəˈʃuːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if you seek him
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-im-tid-re-SHU-hu
- clause
ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM bi-he-yot-KHEM im-MO ve-im-tid-re-SHU-hu yim-ma-TSE la-KHEM ve-im-ta-a-ze-VU-hu ya-a-ZOV et-KHEM
- sentence
va-ye-TSE lif-NE a-SA va-yo-MER LO she-ma-U-ni a-SA ve-khol-ye-hu-DA u-vin-ya-MIN ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM bi-he-yot-KHEM im-MO ve-im-tid-re-SHU-hu yim-ma-TSE la-KHEM ve-im-ta-a-ze-VU-hu ya-a-ZOV et-KHEM
Exegesis
Two parallel conditionals ve-im tidreshuhu yimmatse lakhem {וְאִם־תִּדְרְשֻׁהוּ יִמָּצֵא לָכֶם | wə-ʾim ṭi-drə-šū-hū yim-mā-ṣēʾ lā-ḵem} and ve-im taazvehuhu yaazov etkhem {וְאִם־תַּעַזְבֻהוּ יַעֲזֹב אֶתְכֶם | wə-ʾim ṯa-ʿaz-bə-vū-hū ya-ʿă-ẓōḇ ʾet-ḵem} reinforce covenant reciprocity by linking conditional action to consequence.
Root and etymology
“to seek, inquire”
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:2
And he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found for you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 15:2, so the Hebrew word וְאִֽם־תִּדְרְשֻׁ֙הוּ֙ (veimtidreshuhu) 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.15.2.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.2.W14.S1) and character.