Judges 16:23:1Judg.16.23.W1TAB

וְסַרְנֵ֣י

vesarnei

and the lords of

Transliteration
ve-sar-NEI
Extended
veh-sahr-NEE
IPA
/vəsarˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
and the lords of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + סַרְ + נֵ֣י
ve + sar + nei
vesarnei

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Samekhs as in sit
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-sar-NEI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-sar-NEI pe-lish-TIM

  3. clause

    ve-sar-NEI pe-lish-TIM ne-e-se-FU liz-BO-akh ZE-vakh-ga-DOL le-da-GON e-lo-HEI-hem u-le-sim-KHA

  4. sentence

    ve-sar-NEI pe-lish-TIM ne-e-se-FU liz-BO-akh ZE-vakh-ga-DOL le-da-GON e-lo-HEI-hem u-le-sim-KHA va-yo-ME-ru na-TAN e-lo-HEI-nu be-ya-DE-nu ET shim-SHON o-ye-VEI-nu

Root and etymology

s-r-rs–r–r

to rule

In contextJudges 16:23

And the princes of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon and to rejoice; and they said, "Our god has given Samson, our enemy, into our hand."

About this coordinate

Judges 16:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 16:23, so the Hebrew word וְסַרְנֵ֣י (vesarnei) 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.16.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.23.W1.S1) and character.