Judges 16:18:8Judg.16.18.W8TAB
לְסַרְנֵ֨י
lesarne
“to the lords”
- Transliteration
- le-sar-NE
- Extended
- leh-sahr-NEE
- IPA
- /ləsarˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the lords
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-sar-NE
- phraseyour reading level
va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR
- clause
va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO
- sentence
va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM
Exegesis
The construct chain le-sar-nei pe-lish-tim {לְסַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים | lə-sar-nê pə-lîš-tîm} expresses “to the commanders of the Philistines.”
Root and etymology
s-r-rsamekh–resh–resh
“prince, ruler, chief”
In context — Judges 16:18
And Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, and she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up this time , for he has told me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines went up to her, and they brought the silver in their hand.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 16:18, so the Hebrew word לְסַרְנֵ֨י (lesarne) 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.16.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.18.W8.S1) and character.