Judges 16:12:5Judg.16.12.W5TAB
וַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ
vataasrehu
“and she bound him”
- Transliteration
- va-ta-as-re-HU
- Extended
- vah-tah-ahs-reh-HOO
- IPA
- /vat.taʔasreˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she bound him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ta-as-re-HU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ta-as-re-HU va-HEM
- clause
va-tik-KHAKH de-li-LA a-vo-TIM kha-da-SHIM va-ta-as-re-HU va-HEM va-TO-mer e-LAV pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON ve-ha-o-REV yo-SHEV be-KHA-der
- sentence
va-tik-KHAKH de-li-LA a-vo-TIM kha-da-SHIM va-ta-as-re-HU va-HEM va-TO-mer e-LAV pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON ve-ha-o-REV yo-SHEV be-KHA-der va-ye-nat-ke-EM me-AL ze-ro-o-TAV ka-KHUT
Exegesis
The next clause begins with vataasrehu {וַתַּאַסְרֵהוּ | va-ṭaʾ-as-rê-hû} ‘and she bound him’ plus the instrumental bahem {בָהֶם | bā-hem} ‘with them’.
Root and etymology
s-r-rsamekh–resh–resh
“prince, ruler, chief”
In context — Judges 16:12
So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them. Then she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” Meanwhile, the ambush lay hidden in the room. But he tore them from his arms like a thread.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 16:12, so the Hebrew word וַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ (vataasrehu) 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.16.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.12.W5.S1) and character.