2 Chronicles 20:19:22 Chr.20.19.W2TAB
הַלְוִיִּ֛ם
halveyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- hal-ve-YIM
- Extended
- hahl-veh-YEEM
- IPA
- /hal.vijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
hal-ve-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM min-be-NEI hak-ke-ha-TIM u-min-be-NEI hak-kar-KHIM
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM min-be-NEI hak-ke-ha-TIM u-min-be-NEI hak-kar-KHIM le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL be-KOL ga-DOL le-MA-la
Exegesis
The narrative sequence begins with the vav-consecutive on vayakumu {וַיָּקֻמוּ | wayyāqûmū} “stood up,” introducing haleviyim {הַלְוִיִּם | haləvîyîm} “the Levites.”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:19
Then the Levites, from among the sons of the Kohathites and from among the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD , the God of Israel , with an exceedingly loud voice .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:19, so the Hebrew word הַלְוִיִּ֛ם (halveyim) 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.20.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.19.W2.S1) and character.