2 Chronicles 23:2:42 Chr.23.2.W4TAB
אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם֙
ethaleviyim
“{direct object} the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- EET-hah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.hal.ləviˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the Levites
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-le-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-be-TSU ET-ha-le-vi-YIM
- clause
va-ya-SO-bu bi-ye-hu-DA va-yik-be-TSU ET-ha-le-vi-YIM mi-kol-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-ra-SHE ha-a-VOT le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-SO-bu bi-ye-hu-DA va-yik-be-TSU ET-ha-le-vi-YIM mi-kol-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-ra-SHE ha-a-VOT le-yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO-u el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} identifies haLeviim {הַלְוִיִּם֙ | hal-wî-yîm} as the object, and el Yerushalayim {אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | ’el yᵉ-rû-šā-lā-yim} anchors the action in Jerusalem.
Root and etymology
l-v-ylamed–vav–yod
“to join, attach”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:2
They moved through Judah and assembled the Levites from every city of Judah, along with the heads of the ancestral houses of Israel; after that, they came to Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 23:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם֙ (ethaleviyim) 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.23.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.2.W4.S1) and character.