Nehemiah 13:22:2Neh.13.22.W2TAB
לַלְוִיִּ֗ם
laleviyim
“to the Levites”
- Transliteration
- la-le-vi-YIM
- Extended
- lah-leh-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /lal.viˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-le-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM
- clause
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT gam-ZOT za-khe-RA-li e-lo-HAI ve-KHU-sa a-LAI ke-ROV khas-DE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase la-leviim {לַלְוִיִּ֗ם | la-lə-vî’îm} ‘to the Levites’ addresses the priestly auxiliaries.
Root and etymology
ל־ו־י
“attached one”
In context — Nehemiah 13:22
And I said to the Levites that they should purify themselves and come to guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Also this, remember me, my God , and have compassion on me according to the greatness of your mercy .
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Nehemiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word לַלְוִיִּ֗ם (laleviyim) 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 Neh.13.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.22.W2.S1) and character.