2 Chronicles 4:21:12 Chr.4.21.W1TAB
וְהַפֶּ֧רַח
vehapperaakh
“and the blossom”
- Transliteration
- ve-hap-PE-raakh
- Extended
- veh-hahp-PEH-raakh
- IPA
- /wəhapˈpɛ.raħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the blossom
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hap-PE-raakh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hap-PE-raakh ve-han-NE-rot
- clause
ve-hap-PE-raakh ve-han-NE-rot ve-ham-mel-ka-kha-YIM za-HAV
- sentence
ve-hap-PE-raakh ve-han-NE-rot ve-ham-mel-ka-kha-YIM za-HAV HU mikh-LOT za-HAV
Exegesis
The verse features a coordinate series with the prefixed conjunction vav linking perakh {פֶּרַח | perāḥ} ‘flower’, nerot {נֵר֛וֹת | nērōṯ} ‘lamps’, and melqaḥayim {מֶּלְקַחַיִם | melqaḥayim} ‘tongs’, each bearing the definite article to denote specific sanctuary objects.
Root and etymology
p-r-chp-r-ch
“to blossom”
In context — 2 Chronicles 4:21
And the flower , and the lamps , and the tongs, all of gold—it was solid gold throughout.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 4:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 4:21, so the Hebrew word וְהַפֶּ֧רַח (vehapperaakh) 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.4.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.4.21.W1.S1) and character.