2 Chronicles 18:30:42 Chr.18.30.W4TAB
אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י
etsare
“{the} commanders of”
- Transliteration
- et-sa-RE
- Extended
- eht-sah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ɬaːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the} commanders of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-sa-RE
- 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
s-rshin-resh
“prince, leader”
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 18:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 18:30, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י (etsare) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.30.W4.S1) and character.