2 Chronicles 4:3:72 Chr.4.3.W7TAB
סוֹבְבִ֣ים
sovevim
“surrounding”
- Transliteration
- so-ve-VIM
- Extended
- soh-veh-VEEM
- IPA
- /soːv.vəˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- surrounding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
so-ve-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
so-ve-VIM o-TO
- clause
u-de-MUT be-ka-RIM TA-khat LO sa-VIV sa-VIV so-ve-VIM o-TO E-ser ba-am-MA ma-ki-FIM et-ha-YAM sa-VIV
- sentence
u-de-MUT be-ka-RIM TA-khat LO sa-VIV sa-VIV so-ve-VIM o-TO E-ser ba-am-MA ma-ki-FIM et-ha-YAM sa-VIV she-NA-yim tu-RIM ha-ba-KAR ye-tsu-KIM be-mu-tsak-TO
Exegesis
The repetitive saviv {סָבִ֤יב | sā-ḇîv} and participle sovvim {סוֹבְבִ֣ים | sō-ḇĕ-wîm} emphasize total encirclement.
Root and etymology
Rooty-m
“sea, large body of water”
In context — 2 Chronicles 4:3
And the likeness of oxen was arranged beneath it, encircling the basin with ten for every cubit. Two rows of oxen were cast in its casting.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 4:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 4:3, so the Hebrew word סוֹבְבִ֣ים (sovevim) 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.4.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.4.3.W7.S1) and character.