Judges 16:21:11Judg.16.21.W11TAB
טוֹחֵ֖ן
tokhen
“grinding”
- Transliteration
- to-KHEN
- Extended
- toh-KHEHN
- IPA
- /toːˈħeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- grinding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
to-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI to-KHEN
- clause
va-yo-RI-du o-TO a-za-TA va-ya-as-RU-hu ba-ne-khu-shta-YIM va-ye-HI to-KHEN be-VEIT ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM
- sentence
va-yo-a-kha-ZU-hu pe-lish-TIM va-ye-nak-KE-ru et-EI-naiv va-yo-RI-du o-TO a-za-TA va-ya-as-RU-hu ba-ne-khu-shta-YIM va-ye-HI to-KHEN be-VEIT ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM
Exegesis
Finally, the participle tōḥēn {טוֹחֵ֖ן | tōḥēn} linked with vayhi expresses ongoing forced labor in the house of the prisoners (bebeit haasurim {בְּבֵ֥ית הָאֲסוּרִֽים | bə-ḇêṯ ha-ʾăsūrîm}). This structure underscores the systematic brutality and subjugation of Samson.
Root and etymology
ט־ח־נ
“to grind”
In context — Judges 16:21
And the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze shackles. He became a grinder in the house of the prisoners.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 16:21, so the Hebrew word טוֹחֵ֖ן (tokhen) 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.16.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.21.W11.S1) and character.