Deuteronomy 20:9:3Deut.20.9.W3TAB
הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים
hashotrim
“the officers”
- Transliteration
- ha-sho-tRIM
- Extended
- hah-shoh-treh-REEM
- IPA
- /haʃoˈtriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the officers
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 | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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-sho-tRIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM le-da-BER el-ha-AM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM le-da-BER el-ha-AM u-fak-DU sa-REI tse-va-OT be-ROSH ha-AM
Exegesis
The prepositional infinitive construct kekallot {כְּכַלֹּ֥ת | kə-kal-lōṯ} ‘when finished’ combines with the infinitive ledabber {לְדַבֵּ֣ר | lə-dab-bēr} ‘to speak’, forming a subordinate temporal clause linked to hashoterim {הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים | ha-šō-ṭrîm} ‘the officers’.
Root and etymology
ש–ט–ר
“to govern, administer”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:9
When the officers have completed speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders of armies at the head of the people.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 20:9, so the Hebrew word הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים (hashotrim) 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.20.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.9.W3.S1) and character.