Judges 16:29:5Judg.16.29.W5TAB
הַתָּ֗וֶךְ
hatavekh
“the middle”
- Transliteration
- ha-TA-vekh
- Extended
- hah-TAA-vehkh
- IPA
- /hatˈtɑːvɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the middle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-TA-vekh
- phraseyour reading level
et-she-NE a-mu-DE ha-TA-vekh
- 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
Šimšōn {שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן | Šimšōn} serves as the subject performing a decisive act upon šənē ʿammūḏē hattāwēḵ {שְׁנֵ֣י עַמּוּדֵ֣י הַתָּ֗וֶךְ | šənē ʿammūḏē hattāwēḵ}, a construct phrase identifying the central support pillars.
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 16:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 16:29, so the Hebrew word הַתָּ֗וֶךְ (hatavekh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.29.W5.S1) and character.