2 Chronicles 23:5:62 Chr.23.5.W6TAB
הַיְס֑וֹד
hayesod
“the foundation”
- Transliteration
- ha-ye-SOD
- Extended
- hah-yeh-SOHD
- IPA
- /haj.soːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- the foundation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ye-SOD
- phraseyour reading level
be-SHA-ar ha-ye-SOD
- clause
ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-VET ha-ME-lekh ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-SHA-ar ha-ye-SOD
- sentence
ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-VET ha-ME-lekh ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-SHA-ar ha-ye-SOD ve-KHOL-ha-AM be-khats-RE-ot BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The term shaʿar ha-yesod {שַׁ֣עַר הַיְס֑וֹד | šaʿar ha-yĕ-sôd} ‘Gate of the Foundation’ specifies a particular temple opening.
Root and etymology
y-s-dyod–samekh–dalet
“foundation, base”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:5
Another third will take position in the king’s house, and another third at the Gate of the Foundation ; and the rest of the people are to remain in the courtyards of the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 23:5, so the Hebrew word הַיְס֑וֹד (hayesod) 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.23.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.5.W6.S1) and character.