2 Chronicles 3:9:72 Chr.3.9.W7TAB
חִפָּ֥ה
khipa
“he overlaid”
- Transliteration
- khi-PA
- Extended
- khih-PAA
- IPA
- /ħipˈpaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he overlaid
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
khi-PA
- phraseyour reading level
khi-PA za-HAV
- clause
ve-ha-a-li-YOT khi-PA za-HAV
- sentence
u-mish-KAL le-mis-me-ROT li-she-ka-LIM kha-mi-SHIM za-HAV ve-ha-a-li-YOT khi-PA za-HAV
Exegesis
The coordinating vav in wehaaliyot {וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת | wə-hā-ʿă-lî-yōt} ‘and the upper chambers’ leads into the Qal perfect verb chippah {חִפָּ֥ה | ḥî-p̄āh} ‘he overlaid’, rendered as “overlaid” formally and “covered” dynamically. Formal preserves Hebrew word order and articles, while dynamic smooths the coordination for readability.
Root and etymology
ח־פ־ה
“to cover, overlay, shield”
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:9
The gold used for the nails weighed fifty shekels, and he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 3:9, so the Hebrew word חִפָּ֥ה (khipa) 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.3.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.9.W7.S1) and character.