Deuteronomy 20:9:6Deut.20.9.W6TAB
וּפָ֥קְד֛וּ
ufakdu
“then they shall appoint”
- Transliteration
- u-fak-DU
- Extended
- oo-fahk-DOO
- IPA
- /u.faːqˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then they shall appoint
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-fak-DU
- clause
u-fak-DU sa-REI tse-va-OT be-ROSH 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 vav-consecutive in upaqdu {וּפָ֥קְד֛וּ | ū-pāq-də-û} ‘and they shall appoint’ introduces the main clause.
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 20:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 20:9, so the Hebrew word וּפָ֥קְד֛וּ (ufakdu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.9.W6.S1) and character.