Judges 16:2:1Judg.16.2.W1TAB
לֽ͏ַעַזָּתִ֣ים
laazatim
“to the Gazites”
- Transliteration
- la-a-za-TIM
- Extended
- lah-ah-za-TEEM
- IPA
- /la.ʕazːaːˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Gazites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
la-a-za-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-za-TIM le-MOR
- clause
la-a-za-TIM le-MOR BA shim-sHON HEN-na va-ya-SO-bu va-ye-er-VU-lo khol-ha-LAI-la be-SHA-ar ha-IR
- sentence
la-a-za-TIM le-MOR BA shim-sHON HEN-na va-ya-SO-bu va-ye-er-VU-lo khol-ha-LAI-la be-SHA-ar ha-IR va-yit-kha-re-SHU khol-ha-LAI-la le-MOR ad-OR ha-BO-ker va-ha-reg-NU-hu
Exegesis
The opening phrase la'azatim le'emor {לַעַזָּתִים לֵאמֹר | la-az-za-TIM le-MOR} introduces indirect discourse and identifies the audience.
In context — Judges 16:2
It was told to the Gazites that Samson has come here, so they surrounded and lay in wait for him at the city gate throughout the night, remaining silent until dawn when they planned to kill him.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 16:2, so the Hebrew word לֽ͏ַעַזָּתִ֣ים (laazatim) 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.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.2.W1.S1) and character.