Judges 13:5:9Judg.13.5.W9TAB
כִּֽי־נְזִ֧יר
kinezir
“for a Nazirite”
- Transliteration
- KI-ne-ZIR
- Extended
- KEE-neh-ZEER
- IPA
- /kiː-nəˈziːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a Nazirite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
KI-ne-ZIR
- phraseyour reading level
KI-ne-ZIR e-lo-HIM
- clause
KI hi-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LAD-te BEN u-mo-RA LO-ya-a-LE al-RO-sho KI-ne-ZIR e-lo-HIM yih-HE ha-NA-ar min-ha-BA-ten
- sentence
KI hi-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LAD-te BEN u-mo-RA LO-ya-a-LE al-RO-sho KI-ne-ZIR e-lo-HIM yih-HE ha-NA-ar min-ha-BA-ten ve-HU ya-KHEL le-ho-SHI-a et-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The construction kî-nə-zîr ʾĕ-lō-hîm yiḥ-yēh han-nā‘ar min-hab-bāṯen {כִּי־נְזִיר אֱלֹהִים יִהְיֶה הַנַּעַר מִן־הַבָּטֶן | kî-nə-zîr ʾĕ-lō-hîm yiḥ-yēh han-nā‘ar min-hab-bāṯen} highlights divine consecration from the womb.
Root and etymology
נ־ז־ר
“separate, consecrate”
In context — Judges 13:5
For behold, you will conceive and bear a son, and a razor shall not come upon his head, for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he will begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 13:5, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־נְזִ֧יר (kinezir) 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.13.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.5.W9.S1) and character.