2 Chronicles 4:6:22 Chr.4.6.W2TAB
כִּיּוֹרִים֮
kiyorim
“basins”
- Transliteration
- ki-yo-RIM
- Extended
- kih-yoh-REEM
- IPA
- /kij.joːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- basins
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
ki-yo-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS ki-yo-RIM
- clause
va-ya-AS ki-yo-RIM a-sa-RA va-yit-TEN kha-mi-SHA mi-ya-MIN va-kha-mi-SHA mis-se-MOL le-rakh-TSA va-HEM et-ma-a-SE ha-o-LA ya-di-KHU VAM
- sentence
va-ya-AS ki-yo-RIM a-sa-RA va-yit-TEN kha-mi-SHA mi-ya-MIN va-kha-mi-SHA mis-se-MOL le-rakh-TSA va-HEM et-ma-a-SE ha-o-LA ya-di-KHU VAM ve-ha-YAM le-rakh-TSA la-ko-ha-NIM BO
Exegesis
The noun–numeral pair kiyorim asarah {כִּיּוֹרִים עֲשָׂרָה | kî-yôrîm ʿă-sā-rāh} follows the Hebrew pattern of noun before numeral.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–yod–resh
“basin; vessel for washing”
In context — 2 Chronicles 4:6
And he made ten basins , placing five on the right and five on the left for washing; in them they would rinse the work of the burnt offering, but the Sea was for the priests to wash in.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 4:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 4:6, so the Hebrew word כִּיּוֹרִים֮ (kiyorim) 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.4.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.4.6.W2.S1) and character.