Judges 16:2:12Judg.16.2.W12TAB
כָל־הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙
kholhalaila
“all the night”
- Transliteration
- khol-ha-LAI-la
- Extended
- khol-hah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /kɔl.halˈlajlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khol-ha-LAI-la
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-kha-re-SHU khol-ha-LAI-la
- clause
va-yit-kha-re-SHU khol-ha-LAI-la le-MOR ad-OR ha-BO-ker va-ha-reg-NU-hu
- 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 repeated noun phrase kol-halaylah {כָל־הַלַּ֖יְלָה | kol-ha-lai-LAH} emphasizes the duration of their vigil.
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 16:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 16:2, so the Hebrew word כָל־הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ (kholhalaila) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.2.W12.S1) and character.