Judges 15:1:12Judg.15.1.W12TAB
אֶל־אִשְׁתִּ֖י
elishti
“to my wife”
- Transliteration
- el-ish-TI
- Extended
- ehl-ihsh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔiʃˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to my wife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
el-ish-TI
- phraseyour reading level
a-VO-A el-ish-TI
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-ya-MIM bi-ME ke-TSIR-khi-TIM va-yif-KOD shim-SHON et-ish-TO big-DI i-ZIM va-yo-MER a-VO-A el-ish-TI he-KHAD-re-HA
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ya-MIM bi-ME ke-TSIR-khi-TIM va-yif-KOD shim-SHON et-ish-TO big-DI i-ZIM va-yo-MER a-VO-A el-ish-TI he-KHAD-re-HA ve-LO-na-ta-NO a-vi-HA la-VO
Exegesis
The direction el-ishti hechadra {אֶל־אִשְׁתִּי הֶחָדְרָה | ʾel-ʾištî heḥādrā} ‘to my wife’s chamber’ frames intent.
Root and etymology
א־שׁ
“fire”
In context — Judges 15:1
After several days, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson came to see his wife , bringing a young goat. He said, “I will go into my wife’s inner chamber ,” but her father would not let him enter.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 15:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אִשְׁתִּ֖י (elishti) 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.15.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.1.W12.S1) and character.