Judges 16:20:10Judg.16.20.W10TAB
בְּפַ֙עַם֙
befaam
“in time”
- Transliteration
- be-FA-am
- Extended
- beh-FAH-ahm
- IPA
- /bəˈfa.ʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- in time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-FA-am
- phraseyour reading level
ke-FA-am be-FA-am
- clause
va-yi-KATS mish-she-na-TO va-yo-MER e-TSE ke-FA-am be-FA-am ve-in-na-ER ve-HU LO ya-DA KI Ye-ho-VAH SAR me-a-LAV
- sentence
va-to-MER pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON va-yi-KATS mish-she-na-TO va-yo-MER e-TSE ke-FA-am be-FA-am ve-in-na-ER ve-HU LO ya-DA KI Ye-ho-VAH SAR me-a-LAV
Exegesis
The idiomatic pair kəpa‘am bəpa‘am {כְּפַעַם בְּפַעַם | kə·pa·‘am bə·pa·‘am} ‘time after time’ indicates repeated effort in the Nifal form wə’inna‘ēr {וְאִנָּעֵ֔ר | wə·’in·nā·‘ēr} ‘and I will shake myself free.’
In context — Judges 16:20
And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep , and he said, “I will go out time after time and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 16:20, so the Hebrew word בְּפַ֙עַם֙ (befaam) 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.16.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.20.W10.S1) and character.