Judges 13:20:3Judg.13.20.W3TAB

הַלַּ֜הַב

halahav

the flame

Transliteration
ha-la-HAV
Extended
hah-lah-HAV
IPA
/hal.laˈhav/

Meaning by language

English
the flame

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Result
הַ + לַּ֜ + הַב
ha + la + hav
halahav

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-la-HAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM va-yip-e-LU al-pe-NE-hem AR-tse-a

Exegesis

The infinitive construct baʿălōṯ hallāḥav mēʿāl hammîzbēaḥ haššāmāymāh {בַעֲלוֹת הַלַּהַב מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַשָּׁמַיְמָה | baʿălōṯ hallāḥav mēʿāl hammîzbēaḥ haššāmāymāh} functions as a temporal-causal clause “as the flame ascended from the altar toward heaven.”

Root and etymology

l-h-blamed–heh–bet

flame

In contextJudges 13:20

When the flame ascended from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended within the altar’s flame. Manoah and his wife watched, and they fell on their faces to the ground.

About this coordinate

Judges 13:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 13:20, so the Hebrew word הַלַּ֜הַב (halahav) 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.13.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.20.W3.S1) and character.