2 Chronicles 3:13:22 Chr.3.13.W2TAB
הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים
hakeruvim
“the cherubim”
- Transliteration
- ha-ke-ru-VIM
- Extended
- hah-keh-roo-VEEM
- IPA
- /hak.krʊˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the cherubim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ke-ru-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ke-ru-VIM ha-E-le
- clause
kan-FE ha-ke-ru-VIM ha-E-le por-se-SIM a-MOT e-se-RIM
- sentence
kan-FE ha-ke-ru-VIM ha-E-le por-se-SIM a-MOT e-se-RIM ve-HEM o-me-DIM al-rag-le-e-HEM u-fe-ne-e-HEM la-BA-yit
Exegesis
The construct chain kanfei {כַּנְפֵי | kăn-p̄ê} ‘wings’ + hak’ruvim {הַכְּרוּבִים | hă-kə-rû-vîm} ‘cherubim’ indicates possession.
Root and etymology
k-r-bkaf–resh–bet
“to draw near, cover”
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:13
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits , and they stood on their feet with their faces toward the house .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 3:13, so the Hebrew word הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים (hakeruvim) 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.3.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.13.W2.S1) and character.