Genesis 19:9:7Gen.19.9.W7TAB
שָׁפ֔וֹט
shafot
“judge”
- Transliteration
- sha-FOT
- Extended
- shah-FOHT
- IPA
- /ʃaː.ˈfoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- judge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-FOT
- 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 19:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 19:9, so the Hebrew word שָׁפ֔וֹט (shafot) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.9.W7.S1) and character.