Judges 16:13:9Judg.16.13.W9TAB
כְּזָבִ֔ים
kezavim
“lies”
- Transliteration
- ke-za-VIM
- Extended
- keh-zaa-VEEM
- IPA
- /kəzaːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- lies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-za-VIM
- clause
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
- 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
Root and etymology
k-z-bkaf–zayin–bet
“falsehoods, deception”
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 16:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 16:13, so the Hebrew word כְּזָבִ֔ים (kezavim) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.13.W9.S1) and character.