1 Chronicles 17:10:41 Chr.17.10.W4TAB
שֹֽׁפְטִים֙
shofetim
“judges”
- Transliteration
- sho-fe-TIM
- Extended
- shoh-feh-TEEM
- IPA
- /ʃoː.fəˈtˤiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- judges
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-fe-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER tsi-VI-ti sho-fe-TIM
- clause
u-le-mi-YA-mim a-SHER tsi-VI-ti sho-fe-TIM al-A-mi yis-ra-EL ve-hikh-na-TI et-kol-o-ye-VE-kha
- sentence
u-le-mi-YA-mim a-SHER tsi-VI-ti sho-fe-TIM al-A-mi yis-ra-EL ve-hikh-na-TI et-kol-o-ye-VE-kha va-a-GID LAKH u-VA-yit yiv-NE-le-KHA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ǎ-šer} introduces tsiviti shoftim {צִוִּיתִי שֹׁפְטִים | ṣî-wî-ṯî šō-p̄ə-ṭîm} “I commanded judges,” specifying divine appointment.
Root and etymology
sh-p-ṭ
“to judge”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:10
And from the days that I commanded judges over My people Israel, and I subdued all your enemies, and I declared to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 17:10, so the Hebrew word שֹֽׁפְטִים֙ (shofetim) 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 1 Chr.17.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.10.W4.S1) and character.