2 Chronicles 22:8:72 Chr.22.8.W7TAB
אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י
etsare
“{direct object} princes of”
- Transliteration
- et-sa-RE
- Extended
- eht-sah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.saːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} princes of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-sa-RE
- phraseyour reading level
va-yim-TSA et-sa-RE ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yim-TSA et-sa-RE ye-hu-DA u-ve-NE a-KHE a-khaz-ya-HU me-sha-re-TIM la-a-khaz-ya-HU va-ya-har-GEM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-hish-PA-fet ye-HU im-BET a-khAV va-yim-TSA et-sa-RE ye-hu-DA u-ve-NE a-KHE a-khaz-ya-HU me-sha-re-TIM la-a-khaz-ya-HU va-ya-har-GEM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et introduces the definite noun phrases sarei Yehudah {שָׂרֵ֨י יְהוּדָ֜ה | śā-rê Yə-hû-dāh} and u-bnei achei Achazyahu {וּבְנֵ֨י אֲחֵ֧י אֲחַזְיָ֛הוּ | wə-bənê ʼă-ḥê ʼaḥ-a-zyā·hû}, both further specified by the participial clause meshartim la-Achazyahu {מְשָׁרְתִ֥ים לַאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ | mə-šā-rə-tîm la-ʼaḥ-a-zyā·hû}.
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:8
It happened, while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 22:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י (etsare) 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.22.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.8.W7.S1) and character.