Judges 16:23:3Judg.16.23.W3TAB
נֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙
neesefu
“were gathered”
- Transliteration
- ne-e-se-FU
- Extended
- neh-eh-seh-FOO
- IPA
- /nɛʔɛsˈfuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were gathered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ne-e-se-FU
- 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
- 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
Exegesis
The main narrative verb is neʾeṣāp̄û {נֶאֱסְפוּ | nĕ-ʾəṣ-āp̄û} ‘they were gathered,’ introducing the assembly of Philistine princes.
In context — Judges 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 16:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 16:23, so the Hebrew word נֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ (neesefu) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.23.W3.S1) and character.