2 Chronicles 17:14:62 Chr.17.14.W6TAB
שָׂרֵ֣י
sare
“commanders of”
- Transliteration
- sa-RE
- Extended
- sah-REE
- IPA
- /sɔːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- commanders of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-RE
- phraseyour reading level
sa-RE a-la-FIM
- clause
li-ye-hu-DA sa-RE a-la-FIM ad-NA ha-SAR ve-i-MO gi-vo-RE KHA-yil she-LOSH me-OT A-lef
- sentence
ve-E-leh pe-ku-DAT-am le-VET a-vo-te-E-hem li-ye-hu-DA sa-RE a-la-FIM ad-NA ha-SAR ve-i-MO gi-vo-RE KHA-yil she-LOSH me-OT A-lef
Exegesis
The compound noun sarei alafim {שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים | śā-rê ă-lā-pîm} ‘commanders of thousands’ reflects the Hebrew military unit of one thousand.
Root and etymology
s-rsin–resh
“prince, leader”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:14
And these are their enrollments by the house of their fathers: for Judah, the commanders of thousands were Adnah the commander and with him mighty men of valor, three hundred thousand.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 17:14, so the Hebrew word שָׂרֵ֣י (sare) 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.17.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.14.W6.S1) and character.