Deuteronomy 19:18:2Deut.19.18.W2TAB
הַשֹּׁפְטִ֖ים
hashoftim
“the judges”
- Transliteration
- ha-shof-TIM
- Extended
- hah-shohf-TEEM
- IPA
- /haʃofˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the judges
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-shof-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-dar-SHU ha-shof-TIM
- clause
ve-dar-SHU ha-shof-TIM hei-TEV
- sentence
ve-dar-SHU ha-shof-TIM hei-TEV ve-hin-NEH ed-SHE-ker ha-ED SHE-ker a-NA ve-a-KHI-v
Exegesis
The definite participle hašōp̄əṭîm {הַשֹּׁפְטִים | ha·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm} ‘the judges’ functions as the subject.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:18
And the judges shall investigate thoroughly, and behold, if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsehood against his brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 19:18, so the Hebrew word הַשֹּׁפְטִ֖ים (hashoftim) 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.19.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.18.W2.S1) and character.