2 Chronicles 32:6:72 Chr.32.6.W7TAB
אֶל־רְחוֹב֙
elrekhov
“to the broad place or square of”
- Transliteration
- el-re-KHOV
- Extended
- ehl-reh-KHOHV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.rəˈħoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the broad place or square of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-re-KHOV
- clause
va-yik-bet-TSAM e-LAV el-re-KHOV SHA-ar ha-IR va-ye-dab-BER al-le-va-VAM le-MOR
- sentence
va-yit-TEN sa-RE mil-kha-MOT al-ha-AM va-yik-bet-TSAM e-LAV el-re-KHOV SHA-ar ha-IR va-ye-dab-BER al-le-va-VAM le-MOR
Exegesis
The nested phrase el-rechov shaar hair {אֶל־רְחוֹב שַׁעַר הָעִיר | ʾel-reḥōv śaʿar hā-ʿîr} ‘to the square of the city gate’ situates the gathering in a public forum.
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:6
And he appointed commanders of the armies over the people, and he gathered them to himself at the square of the city gate, and he spoke to their heart , saying,
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 32:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־רְחוֹב֙ (elrekhov) 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.32.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.6.W7.S1) and character.