2 Chronicles 20:17:62 Chr.20.17.W6TAB
עִמְד֡וּ
imdevu
“stand”
- Transliteration
- im-DE-VU
- Extended
- ihm-deh-VOO
- IPA
- /ʕimˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- stand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
im-DE-VU
- phraseyour reading level
hit-ya-tse-VU im-DE-VU
- 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
- 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
consonantsAyin–Mem–Dalet
“to stand, take one’s position”
In context — 2 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 20:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 20:17, so the Hebrew word עִמְד֡וּ (imdevu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.17.W6.S1) and character.