2 Chronicles 17:8:142 Chr.17.8.W14TAB
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם
halleviyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- hal-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- hahl-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /hal.ləwiˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
hal-le-vi-YIM
- clause
ve-im-MA-hem hal-le-vi-YIM she-ma-YA-hu u-ne-tan-YA-hu u-ze-vad-YA-hu va-a-sa-EL ve-she-mi-ra-MOT u-she-mi-ra-MOT vi-yo-na-TAN va-a-do-ni-YA-hu ve-to-vi-YA-hu ve-TOV a-do-ni-YA hal-le-vi-YIM
- sentence
ve-im-MA-hem hal-le-vi-YIM she-ma-YA-hu u-ne-tan-YA-hu u-ze-vad-YA-hu va-a-sa-EL ve-she-mi-ra-MOT u-she-mi-ra-MOT vi-yo-na-TAN va-a-do-ni-YA-hu ve-to-vi-YA-hu ve-TOV a-do-ni-YA hal-le-vi-YIM ve-im-MA-hem e-li-sha-MA vi-yo-RAM hak-ko-ha-NIM
Root and etymology
l-w-ylamed–vav–yod
“joined, attached”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:8
And with them were the Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and with them were Elishama and Jehoram, the priests .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 17:8, so the Hebrew word הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (halleviyim) 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.17.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.8.W14.S1) and character.