2 Chronicles 28:7:42 Chr.28.7.W4TAB
אֶפְרַ֗יִם
efrayim
“of Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- e-fra-YIM
- Extended
- eh-frah-YIM
- IPA
- /ʔɛf.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
e-fra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
zik-RI gi-BOR e-fra-YIM
- clause
va-ya-ha-ROG zik-RI gi-BOR e-fra-YIM et-ma-a-se-YA-hu ben-ha-ME-lekh ve-et-az-ri-KAM ne-GID ha-BA-yit
- sentence
va-ya-ha-ROG zik-RI gi-BOR e-fra-YIM et-ma-a-se-YA-hu ben-ha-ME-lekh ve-et-az-ri-KAM ne-GID ha-BA-yit ve-et-el-ka-NA mish-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The proper noun Zikri {זִכְרִי | zî·k·rî} functions as subject, immediately followed by the appellation gibbor {גִּבּוֹר | gib·bôr} ‘mighty warrior’ in a genitive construction with ephrayim {אֶפְרַיִם | ’ep̄ra·yim} indicating tribal affiliation.
In context — 2 Chronicles 28:7
And Zikri, a mighty warrior of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam, the officer of the palace , and Elkanah, the second to the king .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 28:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 28:7, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרַ֗יִם (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.28.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.28.7.W4.S1) and character.