2 Chronicles 3:6:52 Chr.3.6.W5TAB
לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת
letifaret
“for adornment”
- Transliteration
- le-tif-A-ret
- Extended
- leh-tihf-AH-reht
- IPA
- /lətifʔaːˈrɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- for adornment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-tif-A-ret
- clause
va-ye-TSAF ET-ha-BA-yit E-ven ye-ka-RA le-tif-A-ret
- sentence
va-ye-TSAF ET-ha-BA-yit E-ven ye-ka-RA le-tif-A-ret ve-ha-za-HAV ze-HAV par-va-YIM
Exegesis
The lamed clause letiferet {לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת | lə·tip·ʾā·reṯ} introduces purpose, indicating ‘for beauty.’
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:6
He overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was from Parvaim .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 3:6, so the Hebrew word לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת (letifaret) 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.3.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.6.W5.S1) and character.