Judges 16:25:20Judg.16.25.W20TAB
הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃
haammudim
“the pillars”
- Transliteration
- ha-am-mu-DIM
- Extended
- haa-ahm-moo-DEEM
- IPA
- /haʕam.muːˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the pillars
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-am-mu-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
BEN ha-am-mu-DIM
- clause
va-yik-re-U le-shim-SHON mib-BET ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM va-ytsa-KHEK lif-ne-HEM va-ya-a-mi-DU o-TO BEN ha-am-mu-DIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI KI TOV ke-TOV lib-BAM va-yo-ME-ru kir-E-U le-shim-SHON vi-sa-KHEK-la-NU va-yik-re-U le-shim-SHON mib-BET ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM va-ytsa-KHEK lif-ne-HEM va-ya-a-mi-DU o-TO BEN ha-am-mu-DIM
Exegesis
A return to the Piel imperfect in vayetsahek {וַיְצַחֵ֙ק | wayyəṣaḥēq} ‘he entertained’ underscores the performative act, and the Hiphil imperfect vayaʿamidu oto bein ha-amudim {וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּ אוֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֥ין הָעַמּוּדִֽים | wayyaʿəminiḏū ʾōṯô bêyn hā-ʿammûdîm} ‘they set him between the pillars’ establishes spatial orientation and dramatic suspense. The progression of verbal stems (Qal, Piel, Hiphil) and vav-consecutive sequences drives the narrative tension toward its climax.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-dayin–mem–dalet
“pillar, support”
In context — Judges 16:25
And it came to pass, when their heart was merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson from the prison house, and he entertained them. Then they set him between the pillars .
About this coordinate
Judges 16:25:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Judges 16:25, so the Hebrew word הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ (haammudim) 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.16.25.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.25.W20.S1) and character.