2 Chronicles 24:5:32 Chr.24.5.W3TAB
וְהַלְוִיִּם֒
vehalveyim
“and the Levites”
- Transliteration
- ve-hal-ve-YIM
- Extended
- veh-hahl-veh-YEEM
- IPA
- /vəhalləvijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hal-ve-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-ve-YIM
- clause
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-ve-YIM va-yo-MER la-HEM tse-U le-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-kiv-TSU mik-kol-yis-ra-EL KE-sef le-kha-ZEK et-BET e-lo-he-KHEM mi-DE sha-NA be-sha-NA ve-a-TEM te-ma-ha-RU la-da-VAR
- sentence
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-ve-YIM va-yo-MER la-HEM tse-U le-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-kiv-TSU mik-kol-yis-ra-EL KE-sef le-kha-ZEK et-BET e-lo-he-KHEM mi-DE sha-NA be-sha-NA ve-a-TEM te-ma-ha-RU la-da-VAR ve-LO mi-ha-RU hal-ve-YIM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces hakohanim {הַכֹּהֲנִים | ha-qōhănîm} and vehalviiyim {וְהַלְוִיִּם | wə-halwı̂yı̂m} as explicit objects.
Root and etymology
l-v-ylamed–vav–yod
“joined”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:5
And he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your God from year to year; and you, hasten the matter .” But the Levites did not hasten.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 24:5, so the Hebrew word וְהַלְוִיִּם֒ (vehalveyim) 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.24.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.5.W3.S1) and character.