2 Chronicles 20:37:22 Chr.20.37.W2TAB
אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר
eliezer
“Eliezer”
- Transliteration
- e-li-E-zer
- Extended
- eh-lih-EE-zehr
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.liˈʕeː.zɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Eliezer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-li-E-zer
- phraseyour reading level
e-li-E-zer ben-do-da-VA-hu
- clause
va-yit-na-BE e-li-E-zer ben-do-da-VA-hu mim-ma-RE-sha al-ye-ho-sha-FAT le-MOR
- sentence
va-yit-na-BE e-li-E-zer ben-do-da-VA-hu mim-ma-RE-sha al-ye-ho-sha-FAT le-MOR ke-hit-kha-BER-kha im-a-khaz-ya-HU PA-rats ye-ho-VAH et-ma-a-SE-kha va-yish-SHA-vru o-ni-YOT ve-LO ats-RU la-LE-khet el-tar-SHISH
Exegesis
The construct chain ʾElīʿēzēr ben-Dōdāvāhû {אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־דֹּדָוָהוּ | ʾĕlîʿēzēr ben-dôdāvāhû} identifies the prophetic speaker and lineage, followed by mimmārešāh {מִמָּרֵשָׁה | mimmārešāh} ‘from Mareshah’ indicating origin.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-z-r
“to help, support”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:37
And Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has broken your works .” As a result, the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:37, so the Hebrew word אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר (eliezer) 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.20.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.37.W2.S1) and character.