Judges 16:29:10Judg.16.29.W10TAB
וַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְ
vayissamekh
“and he leaned”
- Transliteration
- va-yis-sa-MEKH
- Extended
- vah-yihs-saa-MEEKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jis.saːˈmeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he leaned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-yis-sa-MEKH
- clause
va-yil-POT shim-SHON et-she-NE a-mu-DE ha-TA-vekh a-SHER ha-BA-yit na-KHON a-le-HEM va-yis-sa-MEKH a-le-HEM
- sentence
va-yil-POT shim-SHON et-she-NE a-mu-DE ha-TA-vekh a-SHER ha-BA-yit na-KHON a-le-HEM va-yis-sa-MEKH a-le-HEM e-KHAD bi-yi-mi-NO ve-e-KHAD bi-se-MO-lo
Exegesis
The subsequent vayissamekh {וַיִּסָּמֵךְ | wa-yyissāmeḵ} ‘and he braced’ continues the action sequence.
In context — Judges 16:29
And Samson grasped the two central pillars on which the house was established, and he braced himself upon them, one with his right hand and one with his left hand.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 16:29, so the Hebrew word וַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְ (vayissamekh) 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.16.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.29.W10.S1) and character.