2 Chronicles 23:18:82 Chr.23.18.W8TAB
הַלְוִיִּם֮
halveyim
“the Levites”
- Transliteration
- hal-ve-YIM
- Extended
- hahl-veh-YEEM
- IPA
- /hal.wijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hal-ve-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-YAD ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM
- clause
va-ya-SEM ye-ho-ya-DA pe-kud-DOT BET ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM a-SHER kha-LAKH da-VID al-BET ye-ho-VAH le-ha-a-LOT o-LOT ye-ho-VAH ka-ka-TUV be-to-RAT mo-SHEH be-sim-KHA u-ve-SHIR
- sentence
va-ya-SEM ye-ho-ya-DA pe-kud-DOT BET ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM a-SHER kha-LAKH da-VID al-BET ye-ho-VAH le-ha-a-LOT o-LOT ye-ho-VAH ka-ka-TUV be-to-RAT mo-SHEH be-sim-KHA u-ve-SHIR AL ye-DE da-VID
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bə-yāḏ ha-kōhănīm haləwîyîm {בְּיַד הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם֮ | bə-yāḏ ha-kōhănīm haləwîyîm} ‘in the hands of the priests and the Levites’ marks the transfer of responsibility.
Root and etymology
l-v-ylamed–vav–yod
“to join, attach”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:18
Jehoiada set the oversight of the house of the LORD in the hands of the Levitical priests and the Levites, whom David had assigned over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the arrangement of David.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 23:18, so the Hebrew word הַלְוִיִּם֮ (halveyim) 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.23.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.18.W8.S1) and character.