2 Chronicles 5:8:22 Chr.5.8.W2TAB
הַכְּרוּבִים֙
hakheruvim
“the cherubim”
- Transliteration
- ha-khe-ru-VIM
- Extended
- hah-kheh-roo-VEEM
- IPA
- /hak.krʊˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the cherubim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ha-khe-ru-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yih-YU ha-khe-ru-VIM
- clause
va-yih-YU ha-khe-ru-VIM por-SIM ke-na-FA-yim al-me-KOM ha-a-RON
- sentence
va-yih-YU ha-khe-ru-VIM por-SIM ke-na-FA-yim al-me-KOM ha-a-RON va-ye-khas-SU ha-khe-ru-VIM al-ha-a-RON ve-al-ba-DA-v mil-ma-a-LA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb wayyihyû {וַיִּהְי֤וּ | wayyihyû} ‘and they were’, marking sequential past action, and the definite noun phrase ha-keruvîm {הַכְּרוּבִים֙ | hakkerûvîm} ‘the cherubim’.
Root and etymology
k-r-bkaf–resh–bet
“to draw near”
In context — 2 Chronicles 5:8
The cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles from above.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 5:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 5:8, so the Hebrew word הַכְּרוּבִים֙ (hakheruvim) 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.5.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.5.8.W2.S1) and character.