2 Chronicles 17:2:102 Chr.17.2.W10TAB
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
eferayim
“Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- e-fe-RA-yim
- Extended
- eh-feh-RAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ʔɛf.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-fe-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-a-RE e-fe-RA-yim
- clause
va-yit-TEN ne-tsi-VIM be-E-rets ye-hu-DA u-ve-a-RE e-fe-RA-yim a-SHER la-KHAD a-SA a-VI-v
- sentence
va-yit-TEN-kha-YIL be-KHOL-a-RE ye-hu-DA ha-be-tsu-ROT va-yit-TEN ne-tsi-VIM be-E-rets ye-hu-DA u-ve-a-RE e-fe-RA-yim a-SHER la-KHAD a-SA a-VI-v
Exegesis
The repetition wayyiṯen nᵉṣīvīm {וַיִּתֵּ֤ן נְצִיבִים֙ | wayyiṯen nᵉṣīvīm} parallels appointing garrisons in two domains: bᵉʾereṣ-Yehudah {בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֔ה | bᵉʾereṣ-Yehudah} and u-bᵉ’ārei-’Ephrayim {וּבְעָרֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם | u-bᵉ’ārei ’Ephrayim}.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:2
And he stationed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and he placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 17:2, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרַ֔יִם (eferayim) 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.17.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.2.W10.S1) and character.