Judges 16:2:6Judg.16.2.W6TAB
וַיָּסֹ֛בּוּ
vayasobu
“and they surrounded”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-SO-bu
- Extended
- vah-yah-SOH-boo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈsoːb.buː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they surrounded
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-SO-bu
- 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
A sequence of vav-consecutive verbs—vayyasvu {וַיָּסֹבּוּ | va-ya-SO-bu}, vayearvu-lo {וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־ל֥וֹ | va-ye-eR-VU-lo}, vayyitcharshu {וַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּ | va-yit-cha-RE-shu}, and vahargenuhu {וַהֲרְגְנֻהוּ | va-ha-reg-NU-hu}—tightly strings the actions together.
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 16:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 16:2, so the Hebrew word וַיָּסֹ֛בּוּ (vayasobu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.2.W6.S1) and character.