Judges 15:8:11Judg.15.8.W11TAB
עֵיטָֽם׃
etam
“Etam”
- Transliteration
- e-TAM
- Extended
- eh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈtˁaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Etam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
SE-la e-TAM
- clause
va-YE-red va-YE-shev bis-se-IF SE-la e-TAM
- sentence
va-YAKH o-TAM SHOK al-ya-REKH ma-KA ge-do-LA va-YE-red va-YE-shev bis-se-IF SE-la e-TAM
Exegesis
The place name Etam {עֵיטָם | ʿê-tām} situates Samson in a known Judahite stronghold.
In context — Judges 15:8
He struck them down, thigh upon hip, with a great blow . Then he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 15:8, so the Hebrew word עֵיטָֽם׃ (etam) 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.15.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.8.W11.S1) and character.