2 Chronicles 20:17:52 Chr.20.17.W5TAB

הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ

hityatsevu

take your stand

Transliteration
hit-ya-tse-VU
Extended
hihth-yah-tseh-VOO
IPA
/hit.jatsˈtsəvuː/

Meaning by language

English
take your stand

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הִ + תְ + יַ + צְּב֣וּ
hit + ya + tse + vu
hityatsevu

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tsadets as in cats
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    hit-ya-tse-VU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    hit-ya-tse-VU im-DE-VU

  3. clause

    hit-ya-tse-VU im-DE-VU u-re-U ET-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-KHA-tu ma-KHAR tse-U lif-ne-HEM va-Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM

  4. sentence

    LO la-KHEM le-hil-la-KHEM ba-ZOT hit-ya-tse-VU im-DE-VU u-re-U ET-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-KHA-tu ma-KHAR tse-U lif-ne-HEM va-Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM

Exegesis

A series of imperatives—hityatzevu {הִתְיַצְּבוּ | hit-ya-ṣə-vū} ‘station yourselves’, imdu {עִמְדוּ | im-mə-dū} ‘stand’, and ure'u {וּרְאוּ | wə-re-’ū} ‘and see’—coordinate actions of divine witnessing rather than human contest.

Root and etymology

y-ṣ-byod–ṣadi–bet

to station oneself, stand firm

In context2 Chronicles 20:17

It is not for you to fight in this battle ; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or dismayed. Tomorrow, go out before them, and the LORD will be with you.

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 20:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 20:17, so the Hebrew word הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ (hityatsevu) 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.20.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.17.W5.S1) and character.