1 Chronicles 17:6:71 Chr.17.6.W7TAB
שֹׁפְטֵ֣י
shofte
“of the judges of”
- Transliteration
- shof-TE
- Extended
- shohf-TEE
- IPA
- /ʃofˈṭeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the judges of
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shof-TE
- phraseyour reading level
shof-TE yis-ra-EL
- clause
be-KHOL a-sher-hit-ha-LAKH-ti be-khol-yis-ra-EL ha-da-VAR dib-BAR-ti et-a-KHAD shof-TE yis-ra-EL a-SHER tsi-VI-ti lir-OT et-am-MI le-MOR
- sentence
be-KHOL a-sher-hit-ha-LAKH-ti be-khol-yis-ra-EL ha-da-VAR dib-BAR-ti et-a-KHAD shof-TE yis-ra-EL a-SHER tsi-VI-ti lir-OT et-am-MI le-MOR la-MA lo-ve-ni-TEM LI BET a-ra-ZIM
Exegesis
The construct chain shoptei yisrael {שֹׁפְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | šōp̄ṭê yiśrāʾēl} identifies the leaders, and the relative clause asher tsiviti {אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֛יתִי | ʾăšer ṣiwwî·tî} grounds their authority in divine commission.
Root and etymology
sh-p-ṭ
“to judge”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:6
Wherever I have walked throughout all Israel, did I speak a word to any one of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, “Why have you not built for Me a house of cedars?”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 17:6, so the Hebrew word שֹׁפְטֵ֣י (shofte) 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.17.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.6.W7.S1) and character.