Joshua 20:5:2Josh.20.5.W2TAB
יִרְדֹּ֜ף
yirdof
“the pursuer”
- Transliteration
- yir-DOF
- Extended
- yir-DOHF
- IPA
- /jirˈdof/
Meaning by language
- English
- the pursuer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yir-DOF
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHI yir-DOF
- clause
ve-KHI yir-DOF go-EL ha-DAM a-kha-RAV ve-LO-yas-GI-ru et-ha-ro-TSE-akh be-ya-DO
- sentence
ve-KHI yir-DOF go-EL ha-DAM a-kha-RAV ve-LO-yas-GI-ru et-ha-ro-TSE-akh be-ya-DO KI biv-LI-DA-at hi-KA et-re-E-hu ve-LO-so-NE HU LO mit-te-MOL shil-SHOM
Exegesis
The verb yirdof {יִרְדֹּ֜ף | yir·dōp} ‘he pursues’ in the Qal imperfect indicates ongoing pursuit by the avenger.
In context — Joshua 20:5
If the avenger of blood pursues him, the elders must not hand over the slayer into his hands, because he struck his neighbor without knowledge and had not hated him previously.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 20:5, so the Hebrew word יִרְדֹּ֜ף (yirdof) 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 Josh.20.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.5.W2.S1) and character.