2 Chronicles 29:25:22 Chr.29.25.W2TAB
אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֜ם
ethaleviyim
“the Levites {direct object}”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hal.levijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Levites {direct object}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
et-ha-le-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-MED et-ha-le-vi-YIM
- clause
va-ya-a-MED et-ha-le-vi-YIM BET ye-ho-VAH bim-tse-le-TA-yim bin-va-LIM u-ve-khi-no-ROT be-mits-VAT da-VID ve-GAD kho-ZE-ha-ME-lekh ve-na-TAN ha-na-VI
- sentence
va-ya-a-MED et-ha-le-vi-YIM BET ye-ho-VAH bim-tse-le-TA-yim bin-va-LIM u-ve-khi-no-ROT be-mits-VAT da-VID ve-GAD kho-ZE-ha-ME-lekh ve-na-TAN ha-na-VI KI be-yad-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-VA be-yad-ne-vi-AV
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks ha-leviyim {הַלְוִיִּ֜ם | hal·wî·yim} ‘the Levites’ as the object.
Root and etymology
l-w-hlamed–vav–heh
“to join”
In context — 2 Chronicles 29:25
And he stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals , harps, and lyres, according to the commandment of David, Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment came by the hand of His prophets.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 29:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 29:25, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֜ם (ethaleviyim) 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.29.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.29.25.W2.S1) and character.