2 Chronicles 16:2:52 Chr.16.2.W5TAB
מֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹת
meotsreot
“from treasures of”
- Transliteration
- me-ots-re-OT
- Extended
- mee-ohts-reh-OHT
- IPA
- /meː.ʔots.rəˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- from treasures of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
me-ots-re-OT
- clause
va-yo-TSE a-SA KE-sef ve-za-HAV me-ots-re-OT BET Ye-ho-VAH u-VET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yo-TSE a-SA KE-sef ve-za-HAV me-ots-re-OT BET Ye-ho-VAH u-VET ha-ME-lekh va-yish-LAKH el-BEN-ha-DAD ME-lekh a-RAM ha-yo-SHEV be-dar-ME-sek le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct meotsrot beit YHWH ubeit hamelekh {מֵאֹצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהוָה וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ | mē-ʾō-ṣə-rōṯ bêṯ yəhôwāh û-bêṯ hammēleḵ} links “treasuries” to both temple and royal contexts, highlighting dual fund sources.
Root and etymology
ts-rAleph–Tsade–Resh
“treasure”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:2
Asa extracted silver and gold from the treasury chambers of the house of the LORD and from the royal palace, then dispatched them to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, who was residing in Damascus, saying.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 16:2, so the Hebrew word מֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹת (meotsreot) 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.16.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.2.W5.S1) and character.