Judges 16:24:11Judg.16.24.W11TAB
אֶת־א֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ
etoyevenu
“{direct object} our enemy”
- Transliteration
- et-o-ye-VE-nu
- Extended
- eht-oh-yeh-VEE-noo
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔoːjˈveːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} our enemy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-o-ye-VE-nu
- clause
KI am-RU na-TAN e-lo-HE-nu ve-ya-DE-nu et-o-ye-VE-nu ve-ET ma-kha-RIV ar-TSE-nu va-a-SHER hir-BA et-kha-la-LE-nu
- sentence
va-yir-U o-TO ha-AM va-ye-hal-LU et-e-lo-HE-hem KI am-RU na-TAN e-lo-HE-nu ve-ya-DE-nu et-o-ye-VE-nu ve-ET ma-kha-RIV ar-TSE-nu va-a-SHER hir-BA et-kha-la-LE-nu
Exegesis
The definite direct object marker ʾet {אֶת | ʾet} signals definiteness.
In context — Judges 16:24
And when the people saw him, they praised their God , for they said, “Our God has given our enemy into our hand, even the one who devastated our land and who multiplied our slain .”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 16:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־א֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ (etoyevenu) 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.16.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.24.W11.S1) and character.