Judges 13:24:1Judg.13.24.W1TAB
וַתֵּ֤לֶד
vateled
“and she bore”
- Transliteration
- va-te-LED
- Extended
- vah-teh-LEHD
- IPA
- /vat.teːˈlɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she bore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
va-te-LED
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-LED ha-i-SHA
- clause
va-te-LED ha-i-SHA BEN va-tik-RA et-she-MO shim-sHON
- sentence
va-te-LED ha-i-SHA BEN va-tik-RA et-she-MO shim-sHON va-yig-DAL ha-NA-ar va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vateled {וַתֵּ֤לֶד | waṯ-tê-ḷeḏ} ‘and she bore’, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect that propels the story.
In context — Judges 13:24
And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. The youth grew, and the LORD blessed him.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 13:24, so the Hebrew word וַתֵּ֤לֶד (vateled) 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.13.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.24.W1.S1) and character.