Judges 16:13:17Judg.16.13.W17TAB
אֶת־שֶׁ֛בַע
etsheva
“the seven”
- Transliteration
- et-SHE-va
- Extended
- eht-SHEH-vah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈʃɛ.vaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-SHE-va
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LE-ha im-ta-ar-GI et-SHE-va ma-khel-FOT ro-SHI im-ha-ma-sa-KHET
- sentence
va-TO-mer de-li-LA el-shim-sHON ad-HE-na he-TAL-ta BI va-te-da-BER e-LAI ke-za-VIM ha-gi-DA LI ba-ME te-a-SER va-YO-mer e-LE-ha im-ta-ar-GI et-SHE-va ma-khel-FOT ro-SHI im-ha-ma-sa-KHET
In context — Judges 16:13
And Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the loom fabric, I will be bound.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:13:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Judges 16:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שֶׁ֛בַע (etsheva) 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.16.13.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.13.W17.S1) and character.