2 Chronicles 17:8:162 Chr.17.8.W16TAB
אֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע
elishama
“Elishama”
- Transliteration
- e-li-sha-MA
- Extended
- eh-lee-shah-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛliːʃaːˈmaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elishama
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
e-li-sha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
e-li-sha-MA vi-yo-RAM
- clause
ve-im-MA-hem e-li-sha-MA vi-yo-RAM hak-ko-ha-NIM
- 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
š-m-‘shin–mem–ayin
“hear”
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 17:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Chronicles 17:8, so the Hebrew word אֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע (elishama) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.8.W16.S1) and character.