2 Chronicles 3:7:92 Chr.3.7.W9TAB
כְּרוּבִ֖ים
keruvim
“cherubim”
- Transliteration
- ke-ru-VIM
- Extended
- keh-roo-VEEM
- IPA
- /krəvuːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- cherubim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ke-ru-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-fit-TAKH ke-ru-VIM
- clause
u-fit-TAKH ke-ru-VIM al-ha-ki-ROT
- sentence
va-ye-KHAF ET-ha-BA-yit ha-ko-ROT ha-si-PIM ve-ki-ro-TAV ve-dal-to-TAV za-HAV u-fit-TAKH ke-ru-VIM al-ha-ki-ROT
Exegesis
The second clause opens with u·pit·tach {וּפִתַּ֥ח | u·pit·tach} ‘and he carved’, another vav-consecutive Piel imperfect, followed by keruvim {כְּרוּבִ֖ים | ke·ru·vim} ‘cherubim’ and the prepositional phrase al-ha-kirot {עַל־הַקִּירֽוֹת | ʿal·ha·ki·rot} ‘upon the walls’, paralleling the lavish gold overlay with sculpted sacred imagery.
Root and etymology
“cherub/angelic being”
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:7
And he overlaid the house—the beams, the thresholds , its walls, and its doors—with gold; and he carved cherubim on the walls.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 3:7, so the Hebrew word כְּרוּבִ֖ים (keruvim) 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.3.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.7.W9.S1) and character.