Judges 16:19:2Judg.16.19.W2TAB
עַל־בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ
albirkeha
“on her knees”
- Transliteration
- al-BIR-ke-HA
- Extended
- ahl-BIHR-keh-HAA
- IPA
- /ʕalˈbir.ke.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on her knees
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-BIR-ke-HA
- clause
va-te-yash-SHE-ne-HU al-BIR-ke-HA va-tik-RA la-ISH va-te-gal-LAKH et-SHE-va makh-le-FOT ro-SHO
- sentence
va-te-yash-SHE-ne-HU al-BIR-ke-HA va-tik-RA la-ISH va-te-gal-LAKH et-SHE-va makh-le-FOT ro-SHO va-ta-KHEL le-a-NO-to va-ya-SAR ko-KHO me-a-LAIV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-birkheha {עַל־בִּרְכֶּיהָ | ʿal bir-kē-hā} locates Samson under her control.
Root and etymology
“heart, inner self”
In context — Judges 16:19
And she made him sleep on her knees; then she called for a man and shaved off the seven locks of his head . She then began to afflict him , and his strength departed from him.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 16:19, so the Hebrew word עַל־בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ (albirkeha) 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.16.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.19.W2.S1) and character.