2 Chronicles 20:16:22 Chr.20.16.W2TAB
רְד֣וּ
redu
“go down”
- Transliteration
- re-DU
- Extended
- reh-DOO
- IPA
- /rəˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-DU
- phraseyour reading level
re-DU a-LE-hem
- clause
ma-KHAR re-DU a-LE-hem hin-NAM o-LIM be-ma-a-LE ha-TSITS
- sentence
ma-KHAR re-DU a-LE-hem hin-NAM o-LIM be-ma-a-LE ha-TSITS u-me-tsa-TEM o-TAM be-SOF ha-NA-khal pe-NE mid-BAR ye-ru-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with machar {מָחָר | mā-ḥār} ‘tomorrow’ marking the temporal setting, followed by redu {רְדוּ | rə-ḏū} ‘go down’ (imperative second person masculine plural) conveying the directive.
Root and etymology
y-r-dyod–resh–dalet
“to descend”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:16
Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they are going up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley , facing the wilderness of Jeruel .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:16, so the Hebrew word רְד֣וּ (redu) 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.20.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.16.W2.S1) and character.