2 Chronicles 24:6:92 Chr.24.6.W9TAB
עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם
alhaleviyim
“concerning the Levites”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.haləwiːˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-ha-le-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
lo-DA-rash-TA al-ha-le-vi-YIM
- clause
va-yik-RA ha-ME-lekh li-ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ROSH va-yo-MER LO mad-DU-a lo-DA-rash-TA al-ha-le-vi-YIM le-ha-VI mi-ye-hu-DA u-mi-ru-sha-LA-yim et-mas-Et mo-SHE E-ved-ye-ho-VAH ve-hak-ka-HAL le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yik-RA ha-ME-lekh li-ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ROSH va-yo-MER LO mad-DU-a lo-DA-rash-TA al-ha-le-vi-YIM le-ha-VI mi-ye-hu-DA u-mi-ru-sha-LA-yim et-mas-Et mo-SHE E-ved-ye-ho-VAH ve-hak-ka-HAL le-yis-ra-EL le-O-hel ha-e-DUT
Exegesis
The infinitive construct formula al-ha-leviyim le-havi {עַל־הַלְוִיִּם לְהָבִיא | ʿal-halĕwiyyim lə-hāvîʾ} “concerning the Levites to bring” uses the preposition + infinitive to express obligation.
Root and etymology
l-v-ylamed–vav–yod
“joined”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:6
And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the collection, according to the command of Moses, the servant of the LORD , and of the congregation of Israel, for the tent of the testimony ?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 24:6, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (alhaleviyim) 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.24.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.6.W9.S1) and character.