2 Chronicles 9:7:32 Chr.9.7.W3TAB
וְאַשְׁרֵ֖י
veashre
“and happy are”
- Transliteration
- ve-ash-RE
- Extended
- veh-ahsh-REE
- IPA
- /vəʔaʃˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and happy are
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ash-RE
- clause
ash-RE a-na-SHE-kha ve-ash-RE a-va-DE-kha E-le
- sentence
ash-RE a-na-SHE-kha ve-ash-RE a-va-DE-kha E-le ha-o-me-DIM le-fa-NE-kha ta-MID ve-sho-me-IM et-kha-khe-MA-te-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participle ashrei {אַשְׁרֵי | ʾašrê} introducing praise applied first to anasheikha {אֲנָשֶׁיךָ | ʾănāšê-kha} and then to avadeikha {עֲבָדֶיךָ | ʿă-ḇā-dê-kha} through synonymous parallelism.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–shin–resh
“to be happy; to prosper”
In context — 2 Chronicles 9:7
Happy are your men , and happy are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom , O King.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 9:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 9:7, so the Hebrew word וְאַשְׁרֵ֖י (veashre) 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.9.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.9.7.W3.S1) and character.