2 Chronicles 20:27:62 Chr.20.27.W6TAB
בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם
berosham
“at their head”
- Transliteration
- be-ro-SHAM
- Extended
- beh-roh-SHAAM
- IPA
- /bəroːˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- at their head
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-ro-SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT be-ro-SHAM
- clause
va-ya-SHU-vu KAL-i-SH ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT be-ro-SHAM la-SHUV el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim be-sim-KHA
- sentence
va-ya-SHU-vu KAL-i-SH ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT be-ro-SHAM la-SHUV el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim be-sim-KHA ki-sim-me-KHAM ye-ho-VAH me-o-ye-VE-hem
Exegesis
The prefixed conjunction on Yehoshaphat {וִיהוֹשָׁפָט | wî·yə·hō·šā·p̄āṭ} ‘and Jehoshaphat’ highlights leadership, further specified by the prepositional phrase be-rosham {בְּרֹאשָׁם | bə·rō·’ā·šam} ‘at their head.’
Root and etymology
Rootresh–aleph–shin
“head, chief”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:27
And all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice over their enemies.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 20:27, so the Hebrew word בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם (berosham) 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.20.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.27.W6.S1) and character.