2 Chronicles 18:30:32 Chr.18.30.W3TAB
צִוָּה֩
tsiva
“commanded”
- Transliteration
- tsi-VA
- Extended
- tsih-VAA
- IPA
- /tsiˈvːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- commanded
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
tsi-VA
- phraseyour reading level
tsi-VA et-sa-RE ha-RE-khev a-SHER-lo
- clause
u-ME-lekh a-RAM tsi-VA et-sa-RE ha-RE-khev a-SHER-lo le-MOR LO til-la-kha-MU et-ha-ka-TON et-ha-ga-DOL
- sentence
u-ME-lekh a-RAM tsi-VA et-sa-RE ha-RE-khev a-SHER-lo le-MOR LO til-la-kha-MU et-ha-ka-TON et-ha-ga-DOL KI im-et-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-va-DO
Exegesis
The main verb צִוָּה tsivah {צִוָּה֩ | ṣiwwāh} takes a marked direct object אֶת־שָׂרֵי הָרֶכֶב ʾet-śāre hāreḵeḇ {אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הָרֶ֤כֶב | ʾet-śārê hāreḵeḇ}, a construct chain identifying the recipients as the leadership of the chariotry.
Root and etymology
consonantsTsade–Vav–Heh
“to command”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:30
Now the king of Aram commanded the commanders of his chariotry, saying, “You shall not fight the small or the great, but only the king of Israel, by himself.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 18:30, so the Hebrew word צִוָּה֩ (tsiva) 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.18.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.30.W3.S1) and character.