2 Chronicles 25:10:62 Chr.25.10.W6TAB
מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם
meefrayim
“from Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- me-e-fra-YIM
- Extended
- mee-eh-frah-YEEM
- IPA
- /meː.ʔɛf.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- from Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
me-e-fra-YIM
- clause
va-yav-di-LEM a-mats-ya-HU le-hag-ge-DUD a-sher-BA e-LAV me-e-fra-YIM la-LE-khet lim-ko-MAM
- sentence
va-yav-di-LEM a-mats-ya-HU le-hag-ge-DUD a-sher-BA e-LAV me-e-fra-YIM la-LE-khet lim-ko-MAM va-yi-KHAR a-PAM me-OD bi-ye-hu-DA va-ya-SHU-vu lim-ko-MAM ba-kho-ri-AF
Exegesis
The purpose clause le-haggedud {לְהַגְּדוּד | lə-haggə-ḏûḏ} ‘to the troop’ is defined by the relative clause asher ba elav me-ephrayim {אֲשֶׁר־בָּא אֵלָיו מֵאֶפְרַיִם | ăšer bāʾ ʾē-lāv mēʾeprāyim} ‘who came to him from Ephraim,’ clarifying origin.
Root and etymology
p-r-ʾpe–resh–aleph
“double fruit”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:10
And Amaziah separated the force that had come to him from Ephraim to go back to their homes; their anger burned greatly against Judah, and they returned to their homes in burning anger.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 25:10, so the Hebrew word מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם (meefrayim) 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.25.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.10.W6.S1) and character.