2 Chronicles 15:7:32 Chr.15.7.W3TAB
וְאַל־יִרְפּ֖וּ
vealyirpekhu
“and do not let become slack”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-yir-PE-KHU
- Extended
- veh-ahl-yir-peh-KHOO
- IPA
- /vəʔal.jirˈpɛː.ħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not let become slack
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-al-yir-PE-KHU
- clause
ve-a-TEM khiz-KU ve-al-yir-PE-KHU ye-DE-khem
- sentence
ve-a-TEM khiz-KU ve-al-yir-PE-KHU ye-DE-khem KI YESH sa-KHAR lif-u-le-TE-khem
Exegesis
The next clause shifts to prohibition with ve'al {וְאַל | wə-ʾal} followed by yirpu {יִרְפּוּ | yir-pû}, a jussive sense imperfect whose subject is yedeikhem {יְדֵיכֶם | yə-ḏê-ḵem} ‘your hands’; “hands” functions metonymically for capability and sustained action, so “slackening” portrays loss of perseverance.
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:7
But you, be strong, and do not let your hands slacken , for there is a reward for your work.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 15:7, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־יִרְפּ֖וּ (vealyirpekhu) 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.15.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.7.W3.S1) and character.