Judges 16:25:9Judg.16.25.W9TAB
וִישַֽׂחֶק־לָ֑נוּ
visakheklanu
“and he will entertain for us”
- Transliteration
- vi-sa-KHEK-la-NU
- Extended
- vih-sah-KHEHK-laa-NOO
- IPA
- /viˈsaħɛq.laːˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will entertain for us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
vi-sa-KHEK-la-NU
- clause
va-ye-HI KI TOV ke-TOV lib-BAM va-yo-ME-ru kir-E-U le-shim-SHON vi-sa-KHEK-la-NU
- 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
The imperfect Qal in vayomeru {וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ | wayyōʾmerū} ‘they said’ introduces direct speech, within which the Qal imperative qereʾu {קָרְאוּ֙ | qārəʾū} ‘call’ and the Piel imperfect vishahek {וִישְׂחֶ֖ק | wîśaḥeq} ‘let him entertain’ express purpose (‘that he may entertain us’).
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 16:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 16:25, so the Hebrew word וִישַֽׂחֶק־לָ֑נוּ (visakheklanu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.25.W9.S1) and character.