2 Chronicles 19:4:102 Chr.19.4.W10TAB
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
efrayim
“Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- ef-ra-YIM
- Extended
- ehf-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʕadˈhar/
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
ef-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ad-HAHR ef-ra-YIM
- clause
va-ya-SHAV va-ye-TSI va-AM mib-be-ER SHE-va ad-HAHR ef-ra-YIM va-ye-shi-VEM el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM
- sentence
va-ye-SHEV ye-ho-sha-FAT bi-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-SHAV va-ye-TSI va-AM mib-be-ER SHE-va ad-HAHR ef-ra-YIM va-ye-shi-VEM el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM
Exegesis
The geographic expression mibbēr šēḇaʿ ʿad har ʾephrayim {מִבְּאֵר שֶׁבַע עַד־הַר אֶפְרַיִם | mibbēr šēḇaʿ ʿad har ʾephrayim} delineates a south-to-north itinerary.
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:4
While Jehoshaphat stayed in Jerusalem, he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, turning them back to the LORD , the God of their ancestors.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרַ֔יִם (efrayim) 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.19.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.4.W10.S1) and character.