Judges 16:15:11Judg.16.15.W11TAB
פְּעָמִים֙
peamim
“times”
- Transliteration
- pe-a-MIM
- Extended
- peh-aa-MEEM
- IPA
- /pəʕaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
pe-a-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
ZE sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM
- clause
ZE sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM he-TAL-ta BI ve-LO-hi-GAD-ta LI bam-ME KO-kha-kha ga-DOL
- sentence
va-to-MER e-LAV EKH to-MAR a-hav-TIKH ve-lib-BE-kha EN it-TI ZE sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM he-TAL-ta BI ve-LO-hi-GAD-ta LI bam-ME KO-kha-kha ga-DOL
Exegesis
The phrase shalosh peamim {שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים | šā-lōš pə-ʿā-mîm} ‘three times’ functions as an idiom of repetition.
In context — Judges 16:15
And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have deceived me, and you have not told me by what your strength is so great.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 16:15, so the Hebrew word פְּעָמִים֙ (peamim) 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.16.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.15.W11.S1) and character.