2 Chronicles 28:7:82 Chr.28.7.W8TAB

נְגִ֣יד

negid

leader or commander

Transliteration
ne-GID
Extended
neh-GEED
IPA
/nəˈgiːd/

Meaning by language

English
leader or commander

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Result
נְ + גִ֣יד
ne + gid
negid

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Gimelg as in good
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Daletd as in door

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ne-GID

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ne-GID ha-BA-yit

  3. 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

  4. 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 terms negid {נְגִיד | nə·gid} ‘officer’ and mishneh {מִשְׁנֵה | miš·nê} ‘second in rank’ describe court positions in apposition to Azrikam and Elkanah, while the paratactic ve-et {וְאֶת | wə-’eṯ} linking each clause intensifies the terse portrayal of violence.

Root and etymology

n-g-dn-g-d

lead, be conspicuous

In context2 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 28:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 28:7, so the Hebrew word נְגִ֣יד (negid) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.28.7.W8.S1) and character.