2 Chronicles 24:23:122 Chr.24.23.W12TAB
אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י
etkolsarei
“{direct object} all the leaders of”
- Transliteration
- et-kol-sa-REI
- Extended
- eet-kohl-sah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.kɔl.saːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} all the leaders 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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
et-kol-sa-REI
- phraseyour reading level
et-kol-sa-REI ha-AM
- clause
va-ye-HI lit-ku-FAT ha-sha-NA a-LA a-LAV KHEIL a-RAM va-ya-BO-u el-ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im va-yash-KHI-tu et-kol-sa-REI ha-AM me-AM
- sentence
va-ye-HI lit-ku-FAT ha-sha-NA a-LA a-LAV KHEIL a-RAM va-ya-BO-u el-ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im va-yash-KHI-tu et-kol-sa-REI ha-AM me-AM ve-khol-she-la-LAM shil-LE-KHU le-ME-lekh dar-ma-SEK
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect vayashchitu et kol sarei ha’am {וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵי הָעָם | wayyašḥîtû ’et kol śārê hā-’ām} ‘they destroyed all the leaders of the people’ uses the direct object marker et {אֶת | ’et} to highlight total annihilation.
Root and etymology
s-rshin–resh
“ruler, chief”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:23
And it happened at the turn of the year that the army of Aram went up against him, came to Judah and Jerusalem, destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their plunder to the king of Damascus .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 24:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י (etkolsarei) 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.24.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.23.W12.S1) and character.