2 Chronicles 5:8:32 Chr.5.8.W3TAB
פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים
porsim
“spreading”
- Transliteration
- por-SIM
- Extended
- pohr-SEEM
- IPA
- /porˈsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- spreading
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| 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
por-SIM
- phraseyour reading level
por-SIM ke-na-FA-yim
- 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 participle pôršîm {פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים | pôršîm} ‘spreading’ combines with kenāp̣ayîm {כְּנָפַיִם | kenāp̣ayîm} ‘wings’ to convey continuous motion.
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 5:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 5:8, so the Hebrew word פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים (porsim) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.5.8.W3.S1) and character.