Judges 14:1:6Judg.14.1.W6TAB
בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה
betimnata
“in Timnah”
- Transliteration
- be-tim-na-TA
- Extended
- beh-tihm-nah-TAA
- IPA
- /bə.tim.naˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Timnah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-tim-na-TA
- clause
va-YAR-e i-SHA be-tim-na-TA mib-be-NOT pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YE-red shim-SHON tim-na-TA va-YAR-e i-SHA be-tim-na-TA mib-be-NOT pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The phrase bəṯimnāṯâh {בְּתִמְנָתָה | bəṯimnāṯâh} ‘in Timnah’ repeats the location for emphasis, while the construct chain mibbenôt pəlištîm {מִבְּנוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים | mibbenôt pəlištîm} ‘from the daughters of the Philistines’ specifies ethnic origin through possessive construct. Hebrew’s clause-initial verbs and repeated place name underscore narrative pacing and focus, which in English is rendered with ‘where’ to streamline repetition. The construct relationship in mibbenôt pəlištîm is conveyed by ‘from a Philistine family’.
In context — Judges 14:1
And Samson went down to Timnah , and he saw a woman in Timnah from among the daughters of the Philistines.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 14:1, so the Hebrew word בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה (betimnata) 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.14.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.1.W6.S1) and character.