Judges 15:16:7Judg.15.16.W7TAB
בִּלְחִ֣י
bilkhi
“with the jawbone of”
- Transliteration
- bil-KHI
- Extended
- bihl-KHEE
- IPA
- /bilˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the jawbone of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bil-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
bil-KHI ha-kha-MOR
- clause
bil-KHI ha-kha-MOR hi-KEI-ti E-lef ISH
- sentence
va-YO-mer shim-SHON bil-KHI ha-kha-MOR kha-MOR kha-mo-ra-TAI-yim bil-KHI ha-kha-MOR hi-KEI-ti E-lef ISH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bilchi {בִּלְחִ֣י | bilḥî} introduces two parallel clauses.
Root and etymology
lamed–het–yodlamed–het–yod
“jawbone”
In context — Judges 15:16
Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey—heaps upon heaps ; with the jawbone of a donkey I struck down a thousand men.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 15:16, so the Hebrew word בִּלְחִ֣י (bilkhi) 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.15.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.16.W7.S1) and character.