2 Chronicles 21:3:102 Chr.21.3.W10TAB
מְצֻר֖וֹת
metsurot
“fortified”
- Transliteration
- me-tsu-ROT
- Extended
- meh-tsuh-ROHT
- IPA
- /mə.tsuˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- fortified
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
me-tsu-ROT
- phraseyour reading level
im-a-RE me-tsu-ROT
- clause
va-yit-TEN la-HEM a-vi-HEM ma-ta-NOT ra-BOT le-KHE-sef u-le-za-HAV u-le-mig-da-NOT im-a-RE me-tsu-ROT bi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yit-TEN la-HEM a-vi-HEM ma-ta-NOT ra-BOT le-KHE-sef u-le-za-HAV u-le-mig-da-NOT im-a-RE me-tsu-ROT bi-ye-hu-DA ve-et-ha-mam-la-KHA na-TAN li-yo-RAM ki-HU ha-be-KHOR
Exegesis
The prepositional clause imarei metzurot biyhudah {עִם־עָרֵי מְצֻרוֹת בִּיהוּדָה | ʿimʿārê məṣūrōṯ biyhūdā} ‘with fortified cities in Judah’ further qualifies the distribution.
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:3
Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuables, along with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 21:3, so the Hebrew word מְצֻר֖וֹת (metsurot) 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.21.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.3.W10.S1) and character.