2 Chronicles 24:17:52 Chr.24.17.W5TAB
שָׂרֵ֣י
sarei
“the officials of”
- Transliteration
- sa-REI
- Extended
- saa-REE
- IPA
- /saːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the officials of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-REI
- phraseyour reading level
sa-REI ye-hu-DA
- clause
ve-a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ya-DA ba-U sa-REI ye-hu-DA va-yish-ta-kha-VU la-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ya-DA ba-U sa-REI ye-hu-DA va-yish-ta-kha-VU la-ME-lekh AZ sha-MA ha-ME-lekh a-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The verb bau {בָּ֚אוּ | bāʾû} ‘they came’ introduces the subject sarei {שָׂרֵ֣י | śārê} ‘officials’ in construct with Yehuda {יְהוּדָ֔ה | Yəhūdāh}, indicating a political delegation.
Root and etymology
s-r-r
“prince, leader”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:17
And after the death of Jehoiada , officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king. Then the king listened to them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 24:17, so the Hebrew word שָׂרֵ֣י (sarei) 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.24.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.17.W5.S1) and character.