Judges 14:4:9Judg.14.4.W9TAB
הֽוּא־מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ
humevakkesh
“he was seeking”
- Transliteration
- HU-me-vak-KESH
- Extended
- HOO-meh-vahk-KEESH
- IPA
- /huː.məvaqˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was seeking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HU-me-vak-KESH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-TO-a-na HU-me-vak-KESH
- clause
ve-a-VIV ve-i-MO LO ya-de-U KI me-ye-ho-VAH HI ki-TO-a-na HU-me-vak-KESH mip-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
ve-a-VIV ve-i-MO LO ya-de-U KI me-ye-ho-VAH HI ki-TO-a-na HU-me-vak-KESH mip-pe-lish-TIM u-va-ET ha-HI pe-lish-TIM mo-she-LIM be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
A kî-to‘ănâ {כִּי־תֹאֲנָה | kî-ṭō-‘ă-nāh} clause (‘for an occasion’) uses a maqqef to link cause to purpose, leading into the Piel participial clause hû’-mĕvaqqēš {הוּא־מְבַקֵּשׁ | hû’-mə-bā-qē-š} ‘he is seeking’, emphasizing ongoing divine action.
In context — Judges 14:4
But his father and his mother did not know that it was from the LORD , for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines; and at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 14:4, so the Hebrew word הֽוּא־מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (humevakkesh) 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.14.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.4.W9.S1) and character.