2 Chronicles 5:12–14

In its context

Its words in the original

• לְוִיִּםleviyim· Levite

  Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

• מְשֹׁרֲרִיםmeshorarim· sing

  Sing; singer.

• אָסָףasaf· Asaph

  Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).

• הֵימָןheman· Heman

  Heman: the name of two men: a famous wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31), and a Levite, singer and seer in the time of David (1 Chronicles 6:33; 25:5; title of Psalm 88).

• ידֻתוּןydutun· Jeduthun

  Jeduthun: a Levite, one of the three in charge of the singing in David's time, with Asaph and Heman.

• בְנֵיvene· son

  Son. In the plural it can include sons and daughters, and also grandsons and descendants. "Son of..." also says what group someone belongs to ("sons of Israel" = Israelites).

• אֲחֵיache· brother

  Brother; also a close relative, or someone of the same people.

• מְלֻבָּשִׁיםmelubashim· put on, clothe

  Put on clothing, wear; clothe someone.

• בּוּץbuts· fine linen

  Fine linen: a fine, white, costly cloth. It is the word of the later books (Chronicles, Esther, Ezekiel) for the cloth Exodus calls by another Hebrew word, also rendered "fine linen."

• מְצִלְתַּיִםmetsiltayim· cymbals

  Cymbals: a pair of metal plates sounded by striking one against the other.

• נְבָלִיםnevalim· skin bottle, jar; harp

  Skin bottle: a leather bag for keeping wine or other liquids; also a jar. The same word names a stringed instrument (the harp).

• כִנֹּרוֹתchinorot· lyre

  Lyre: a small stringed instrument.

• עֹמְדִיםomdim· stand

  Stand; stay, remain, endure. "Stand before" someone is to serve him or be in his presence. In another form of the verb, set up, place, appoint.

• מִזְרָחmizrach· east

  Where the sun rises: the east.

• מִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach· altar

  Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

• כֹּהֲנִיםkohanim· priest

  Priest: one who serves God on behalf of the people and presents the offerings.

• מֵאָהmea· hundred

  Hundred.

• עֶשְׂרִיםesrim· twenty

  Twenty; also "twentieth".

• מַחְצְרִיםmachtsrim· blow a trumpet

  Blow the trumpet: sound the straight metal trumpet used by the priests; those who do it are trumpeters.

• חֲצֹצְרוֹתchatsotsrot· trumpet

  Trumpet: a straight metal instrument, different from the ram's horn.

• יְהִיyehi· be, become, happen

  Be, exist; also "become" or "happen". It is the verb of "there was", "it was" and "it came to pass".

• אֶחָדechad· one

  One; only, the same. Also "first" in a series.

• הַשְׁמִיעַhashmia· hear, listen, obey

  Hear, listen. In the Bible listening truly includes paying heed; so it often means "obey". In the causative form, make heard, proclaim.

• קוֹלkol· voice, sound

  Voice or sound: what is heard, from a person, an animal or a thing (thunder, steps).

• הַלֵּלhalel· praise; boast

  Praise, extol. "Hallelujah" comes from this verb. In other forms, boast; also act like a madman.

• הֹדוֹתhodot· praise, give thanks; confess

  In one form of the verb, praise, give thanks. In another, confess: acknowledge sins or the name of God aloud. Its root sense is to throw.

• יהוָהyhva· YHWH

  The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

• הָרִיםharim· be high, lift up

  Be high, rise; in the causative form, lift up, raise, exalt.

• כְלֵיchele· vessel, article

  Object, article: anything made to be used (vessels, jewelry, tools, weapons, baggage).

• שִּׁירshir· song

  Song, singing.

• טוֹבtov· good

  Good in the widest sense: pleasant, beautiful, useful, right, of good quality. As a noun, "good", "good things", "well-being".

• עוֹלָםolam· forever, eternal

  A very long time whose end cannot be seen: looking forward, "forever"; looking back, "of old", "ancient".

• חַסְדּchasd· loyal love

  "Chesed": love that stays faithful to a commitment. It is kindness that does not remain a feeling: it acts in favor of the other and does not abandon him. The Bible says it above all of God's love for his people.

• בַּיִתbayit· house, household

  House. Also the family that lives in it ("the house of Noah") and someone's descendants ("the house of David"); also a temple, "the house of God".

• מָלֵאmale· fill, be full

  Fill or be full; also fulfill or complete (a time, a word given).

• עָנָןanan· cloud

  Cloud.

• יָכְלוּyachlu· be able, can

  Be able, can; also prevail, overcome.

• שָׁרֵתsharet· serve, minister

  Serve someone closely, attend to them personally; also minister in worship.

• פְּנֵיpene· face, presence

  Face. From there "surface" (the face of something) and "presence" (being before someone's face); with a preposition it means "before" or "in front of".

• כְבוֹדchevod· glory, honor

  Weight, importance; from there glory, honor, splendor. Sometimes wealth: what makes someone "weigh".

• אֱלֹהִיםelohim· Elohim, God, gods

  The Hebrew word usually translated "God". This translation keeps "Elohim" when it speaks of the one true God, the Creator, the God of Israel. The word ends like a plural, but it does not mean several: for him the verb is singular ("Elohim created"); the plural form expresses greatness. The same word as a common noun names the "gods" of other peoples, and there it is a true plural, translated "gods". It is also used of mighty ones or judges.