Hosea 13:10:6Hos.13.10.W6TAB
וְשֹׁפְטֶ֔יךָ
veshofetekha
“and your judges”
- Transliteration
- ve-sho-fe-TE-kha
- Extended
- veh-shoh-feh-TEH-khaa
- IPA
- /vәʃoːfəˈtɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your judges
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sho-fe-TE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHAL-a-RE-kha ve-sho-fe-TE-kha
- sentence
e-HI mal-KE-kha e-FO ve-yo-shi-A-kha be-KHAL-a-RE-kha ve-sho-fe-TE-kha a-SHER a-MAR-ta te-NA-li ME-lekh ve-sa-RIM
Exegesis
The coordination with veshoftekha {וְשֹׁפְטֶיךָ | wə-šō-fə-ṭê-khā} ‘and your judges’ extends the critique from monarchy to the broader leadership structure.
Root and etymology
consonantsShin–Pe–Tet
“to judge, govern”
In context — Hosea 13:10
Where now is your king , that he may save you in all your cities? And where are your judges , of whom you said, “Give to me a king and princes”?
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Hosea 13:10, so the Hebrew word וְשֹׁפְטֶ֔יךָ (veshofetekha) 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 Hos.13.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.10.W6.S1) and character.