Judges 13:1:10Judg.13.1.W10TAB

בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים

beyadpelishtim

into the hand of Philistines

Transliteration
be-yad-pe-lish-TIM
Extended
beh-yahd-peh-lihs-TEEM
IPA
/bəjad.pəliʃˈtiːm/

Meaning by language

English
into the hand of Philistines

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + יַד + פְּ + לִשְׁ + תִּ֖ים
be + yad + pe + lish + tim
beyadpelishtim

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-yad-pe-lish-TIM

  2. clause

    va-yit-te-NEM Ye-ho-VAH be-yad-pe-lish-TIM ar-ba-IM sha-NA

  3. sentence

    va-yo-SI-fu be-NE yis-ra-EL la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-yit-te-NEM Ye-ho-VAH be-yad-pe-lish-TIM ar-ba-IM sha-NA

Exegesis

The idiom bəyād pĕlištîm {בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | bə-yād pĕlištîm} “into the hand of the Philistines” indicates subjugation, and the numeral phrase arbaʿîm šānâh {אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה | ʾar-bā-ʿîm šānâh} “forty years” specifies the duration of oppression, reflecting a generation-long cycle of judgment.

In contextJudges 13:1

The people of Israel again did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , and He placed them under the hand of the Philistines for forty years .

About this coordinate

Judges 13:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 13:1, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (beyadpelishtim) 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 Judg.13.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.1.W10.S1) and character.