Exodus 18:21:13Exod.18.21.W13TAB
וְשָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃
vesarei asarot
“and chiefs of tens”
- Transliteration
- ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
- Extended
- veh-sah-REI ah-sah-ROHT
- IPA
- /vəsaˈreː ʕăsaˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and chiefs of tens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
- clause
ve-sam-TA a-le-HEM sa-REI a-la-FIM sa-REI meh-OT sa-REI kha-mi-SHIM ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
- sentence
ve-a-TA te-khe-ZE mi-KOL-ha-AM an-SHEI-KHAY-il yir-EI e-lo-HIM an-SHEI e-MET sohn-EI VAA-tsa ve-sam-TA a-le-HEM sa-REI a-la-FIM sa-REI meh-OT sa-REI kha-mi-SHIM ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
Exegesis
A descending numerical hierarchy—sarei alafim {שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים | śā-rê ʾă-lā-p̄îm}, sarei me'ot {שָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת | śā-rê mê-ʾōṯ}, sarei chamishim {שָׂרֵי חֲמִשִּׁים | śā-rê ḥă-miš-šîm}, and vesarei asarot {וְשָׂרֵי עֲשָׂרֹת | wə-śā-rê ʿă-śā-rōṯ} presents a structured delegation pattern. In English, commas and relative clauses preserve the cumulative force and clarify each tier while maintaining the original’s rhythmic parallelism.
Root and etymology
Rootsin–resh–resh
“prince, official”
In context — Exodus 18:21
And you shall select from all the people men of ability , those who fear God , men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall appoint them as leaders over thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:21:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 18:21, so the Hebrew word וְשָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃ (vesarei asarot) 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 Exod.18.21.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.21.W13.S1) and character.