2 Chronicles 20:22:72 Chr.20.22.W7TAB
מְ֠אָֽרְבִים
mearevim
“ambushes or ambushers”
- Transliteration
- me-a-re-VIM
- Extended
- meh-ah-reh-VEEM
- IPA
- /məʔoːrăˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- ambushes or ambushers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-a-re-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH me-a-re-VIM
- sentence
u-ve-ET he-KHE-lu ve-rin-NA u-te-hil-LA na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH me-a-re-VIM al-be-NEI a-MON mo-AV ve-har-se-IR ha-ba-IM li-ye-hu-DA va-yin-na-GE-fu
Exegesis
The object me’arvim {מְאָֽרְבִים | mə-ʾār-vîm} ‘ambushers’ is governed by the prepositional phrase al-benei {עַל־בְּנֵ֨י | ʿal-bə-nê} ‘against the sons of,’ listing Ammon, Moab, and ve-har-seir {וְהַר־שֵׂעִ֛יר | wə-har-sê-ʿîr} ‘and Mount Seir.’
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:22
And at the time they began with joyful shouting and praise, the LORD set ambushers against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were coming against Judah, and they were struck down .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 20:22, so the Hebrew word מְ֠אָֽרְבִים (mearevim) 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.20.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.22.W7.S1) and character.