2 Chronicles 3:16:52 Chr.3.16.W5TAB
עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ
alrosh
“upon the top of”
- Transliteration
- al-ROSH
- Extended
- ahl-ROHSH
- IPA
- /ʕalˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the top of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
al-ROSH
- phraseyour reading level
al-ROSH ha-a-mu-DIM
- clause
va-ya-AS shar-she-ROT bad-de-VIR va-yit-TEN al-ROSH ha-a-mu-DIM
- sentence
va-ya-AS shar-she-ROT bad-de-VIR va-yit-TEN al-ROSH ha-a-mu-DIM va-ya-AS ri-mo-NIM me-A va-yit-TEN bash-shar-she-ROT
Exegesis
The phrase al-rosh haammudim {עַל־רֹאשׁ הָעַמֻּדִים | ʿal-rōš hā-ʿam-mû-dîm} uses a construct chain to specify “on the head of the pillars.” The parallel structure and precise prepositional phrases underscore both the architectural order and the ceremonial importance of these temple decorations.
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:16
He made chains in the inner sanctuary and set them on the tops of the pillars. He made one hundred pomegranates and placed them on the chains.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 3:16, so the Hebrew word עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ (alrosh) 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.3.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.16.W5.S1) and character.