Judges 16:11:4Judg.16.11.W4TAB
יַאַסְר֙וּנִי֙
yaasruni
“they bind me”
- Transliteration
- ya-as-RU-ni
- Extended
- yah-ahs-RUU-nee
- IPA
- /ja.ʔasˈruː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they bind me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-as-RU-ni
- phraseyour reading level
im-a-SOR ya-as-RU-ni
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LE-ha im-a-SOR ya-as-RU-ni ba-a-vo-TIM kha-da-SHIM a-SHER lo-na-a-SA va-HEM me-la-KHA
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LE-ha im-a-SOR ya-as-RU-ni ba-a-vo-TIM kha-da-SHIM a-SHER lo-na-a-SA va-HEM me-la-KHA ve-kha-LI-ti ve-ha-YI-ti ke-a-KHAD ha-a-DAM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct asor {אָס֤וֹר | ʾā-sôr} and the imperfect yaasruni {יַאַסְר֙וּנִי֙ | ya-as-rū-nî} express potential binding action.
Root and etymology
s-r-rsamekh–resh–resh
“prince, ruler, chief”
In context — Judges 16:11
And he said to her, “If they bind me with new cords that have never borne labor , then I will become weak and be like any other man.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 16:11, so the Hebrew word יַאַסְר֙וּנִי֙ (yaasruni) 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.16.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.11.W4.S1) and character.