2 Chronicles 19:8:122 Chr.19.8.W12TAB
וְלָרִ֑יב
velariv
“and for dispute”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-RIV
- Extended
- veh-laa-REEV
- IPA
- /wəlaːˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for dispute
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-la-RIV
- clause
ve-GAM bi-ru-sha-LA-yim he-e-MID ye-ho-sha-FAT min-ha-le-vi-YIM ve-ha-ko-ha-NIM u-me-ra-SHE ha-a-VOT le-yis-ra-EL le-mish-PAT ye-ho-VAH ve-la-RIV
- sentence
ve-GAM bi-ru-sha-LA-yim he-e-MID ye-ho-sha-FAT min-ha-le-vi-YIM ve-ha-ko-ha-NIM u-me-ra-SHE ha-a-VOT le-yis-ra-EL le-mish-PAT ye-ho-VAH ve-la-RIV va-ya-shu-VU ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The infinitives lə-miš-pā-ṭ {לְמִשְׁפַּט | lə-miš-pā-ṭ} and wə-lā-rîḇ {וְלָרִיב | wə-lā-rîḇ} function as purpose clauses for judgment and dispute resolution.
Root and etymology
r-y-bresh–yod–bet
“to dispute, contend”
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:8
And also in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed from among the Levites, the priests and the heads of the fathers of Israel for the judgment of the LORD and for disputes, and they returned to Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 19:8, so the Hebrew word וְלָרִ֑יב (velariv) 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.19.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.8.W12.S1) and character.