2 Chronicles 26:15:82 Chr.26.15.W8TAB
וְעַל־הַפִּנּ֔וֹת
vealhapinnot
“and on the corners”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-ha-pin-NOT
- Extended
- veh-ahl-hah-pihn-NOHT
- IPA
- /vəʕal.hap.pinˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and on the corners
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-ha-pin-NOT
- clause
va-ya-AS bi-ru-sha-LA-yim khish-be-NOT ma-kha-SHE-vet kho-SHEV lih-HYOT al-ha-mig-da-LIM ve-al-ha-pin-NOT lih-RO ba-khi-TSIM u-va-a-va-NIM ge-do-LOT
- sentence
va-ya-AS bi-ru-sha-LA-yim khish-be-NOT ma-kha-SHE-vet kho-SHEV lih-HYOT al-ha-mig-da-LIM ve-al-ha-pin-NOT lih-RO ba-khi-TSIM u-va-a-va-NIM ge-do-LOT va-ye-TSE she-MO ad-le-me-ra-KHOK ki-hif-LI le-he-a-ZER AD ki-kha-ZAK
Exegesis
The infinitive purpose clause lihiyot al hamigdalim weal happinot liro bakhitsim uvavanin {לִהְי֤וֹת עַל־הַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ וְעַל־הַפִּנּ֔וֹת לִירוֹא֙ בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים וּבָאֲבָנִ֖ים | lihiyot ‘al ham·mig·da·lîm wə·‘al hap·pin·nôt li·rô’ bak·ḥit·ṣîm ū·ḇā·’ā·ḇānîm} describes strategic placement and use of these devices.
In context — 2 Chronicles 26:15
And he made in Jerusalem devices , the invention of an inventor, to be on the towers and on the corners for shooting arrows and great stones; and his fame went out to a far distance, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 26:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 26:15, so the Hebrew word וְעַל־הַפִּנּ֔וֹת (vealhapinnot) 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.26.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.26.15.W8.S1) and character.