2 Chronicles 3:4:12 Chr.3.4.W1TAB
וְהָאוּלָ֡ם
vehaulam
“and the porch or vestibule”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-u-LAM
- Extended
- veh-haa-oo-LAAM
- IPA
- /wəhaːʔuˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the porch or vestibule
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-u-LAM
- clause
ve-ha-u-LAM a-SHER al-pe-NE ha-O-rekh al-pe-NE RO-khav-ha-BA-yit a-MOT e-se-RIM ve-ha-GO-vah me-A ve-e-se-RIM
- sentence
ve-ha-u-LAM a-SHER al-pe-NE ha-O-rekh al-pe-NE RO-khav-ha-BA-yit a-MOT e-se-RIM ve-ha-GO-vah me-A ve-e-se-RIM va-ytsa-PE-hu mi-pe-ni-MA za-HAV ta-HOR
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehaulam {וְהָאוּלָ֡ם | wə-hā-ʾū-lām} linking this architectural note to the narrative.
Root and etymology
ʾ-w-laleph–vav–lamed
“entrance vestibule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:4
The portico in front of the house was twenty cubits long, matching the width of the house, and it rose one hundred and twenty cubits high. He overlaid its interior with pure gold .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 3:4, so the Hebrew word וְהָאוּלָ֡ם (vehaulam) 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.3.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.4.W1.S1) and character.