Genesis 19:9:6Gen.19.9.W6TAB
וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט
vayishpot
“{And} he became”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-POT
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-POHT
- IPA
- /waj.jiʃ.ˈpoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he became
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-POT
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-POT sha-FOT
- clause
va-yo-me-RU ges-ha-le-A va-yo-me-RU ha-e-KHAD ba-la-GUR va-yish-POT sha-FOT at-TA na-RA le-KHA me-HEM
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU ges-ha-le-A va-yo-me-RU ha-e-KHAD ba-la-GUR va-yish-POT sha-FOT at-TA na-RA le-KHA me-HEM va-yif-tse-RU va-ISH be-LOT me-OD va-yig-ge-SHU lish-BOR had-DA-let
Exegesis
The verb pair וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שָׁפוֹט (vayishpot shafot {וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שָׁפוֹט | way-yiš-pōṭ šā-p̄ōṭ}) combines an imperfect with an infinitive absolute to intensify judicial action.
In context — Genesis 19:9
But they said, “Move aside !” And they said, “This one came here to sojourn , and now he will surely judge! Now we will harm you more than them.” They pressed hard against the man—against Lot—and drew near to break the door.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 19:9, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט (vayishpot) 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 Gen.19.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.9.W6.S1) and character.