Deuteronomy 16:18:1Deut.16.18.W1TAB
שֹׁפְטִ֣ים
shoftim
“judges”
- Transliteration
- shof-TIM
- Extended
- shohf-TEEM
- IPA
- /ʃofˈtim/
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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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Word in context
- word
shof-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
shof-TIM ve-sho-TRIM
- clause
shof-TIM ve-sho-TRIM ti-TEN-le-KHA be-KHOL-she-a-RE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA lish-va-TE-kha
- sentence
shof-TIM ve-sho-TRIM ti-TEN-le-KHA be-KHOL-she-a-RE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA lish-va-TE-kha ve-shaf-TU et-ha-AM mish-PAT-TSE-dek
Exegesis
The opening nominative sequence shoftim {שֹׁפְטִים | šō-p̄ə-ṭîm} ‘judges’ and the coordinated noun ve-shotrim {וְשֹֽׁטְרִים | wə-šō-ṭər-îm} ‘officers’ establish parallel administrative roles.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:18
You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates , which the LORD your God is giving you for your tribes, and they shall judge the people with a judgment of justice.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 16:18, so the Hebrew word שֹׁפְטִ֣ים (shoftim) 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 Deut.16.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.18.W1.S1) and character.