2 Chronicles 25:7:172 Chr.25.7.W17TAB
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
efrayim
“Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- ef-ra-YIM
- Extended
- ehf-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛf.raːˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ef-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-NE ef-ra-YIM
- clause
KI EN ye-ho-VAH im-yis-ra-EL KOL be-NE ef-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM BA e-LAV le-MOR ha-ME-lekh AL-ya-VO im-me-KHA tse-VA yis-ra-EL KI EN ye-ho-VAH im-yis-ra-EL KOL be-NE ef-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The final phrase kol bene Ephraim {כֹּל בְּנֵי אֶפְרָיִם | ḵōl bə-nê ’e-phrā-yim} ‘all the sons of Ephraim’ specifies the excluded group, emphasizing the conditional nature of divine presence.
Root and etymology
p-r-ʾpe–resh–aleph
“double fruit”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:7
But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—namely, not with all the sons of Ephraim.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Chronicles 25:7, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ (efrayim) 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.25.7.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.7.W17.S1) and character.