Judges 15:8:9Judg.15.8.W9TAB
בִּסְעִ֖יף
bisseif
“in the cleft”
- Transliteration
- bis-se-IF
- Extended
- bihs-seh-EFF
- IPA
- /bis.ʕiːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the cleft
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bis-se-IF
- 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 locative expression biseif sela {בִּסְעִיף סֶלַע | bis-ʽîp se-laʿ} ‘in the cleft of the rock’ specifies a narrow opening used for refuge.
Root and etymology
s-ʿ-psamekh–ayin–pe
“cleft”
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 15:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 15:8, so the Hebrew word בִּסְעִ֖יף (bisseif) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.8.W9.S1) and character.