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

Result
שֹֽׁ + פְ + טִים֙
sho + fe + tim
shofetim

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tett — emphatic
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    sho-fe-TIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER tsi-VI-ti sho-fe-TIM

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.