Deuteronomy 19:17:9Deut.19.17.W9TAB
וְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים
vehashoftim
“and the judges”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-shof-TIM
- Extended
- veh-hah-shohf-TEEM
- IPA
- /vəhaʃːofˈtim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the judges
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-shof-TIM
- clause
lif-NEI ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-shof-TIM a-SHER yih-YU ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
- sentence
ve-am-DU she-NEI-ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER-la-HEM ha-RIV lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH lif-NEI ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-shof-TIM a-SHER yih-YU ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
Exegesis
The divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} underscores ultimate authority, while lifnei ha-kohanim veha-shoftim {לִפְנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַשֹּׁפְטִים | li-p̄nê hak-kô-hă-nîm wə-haš-šōp̄-ṭîm} binds cultic and judicial offices.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:17
Then the two men who have the dispute must stand before the LORD , before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 19:17, so the Hebrew word וְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים (vehashoftim) 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.19.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.17.W9.S1) and character.