Judges 16:4:6Judg.16.4.W6TAB
בְּנַ֣חַל
benakhal
“in the wadi of”
- Transliteration
- be-na-KHAL
- Extended
- beh-nah-KHAL
- IPA
- /bənaˈħal/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the wadi of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-na-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
be-na-KHAL so-REK
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-REI KEN va-ye-e-HAV i-SHA be-na-KHAL so-REK
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-REI KEN va-ye-e-HAV i-SHA be-na-KHAL so-REK u-she-MA de-li-LA
Exegesis
The locative benachal {בְּנַ֣חַל | bənaḥal} ‘in the valley’ with the place name sorek {שֹׂרֵ֑ק | sōrəq} specifies the setting.
In context — Judges 16:4
And it happened after this that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name was Delilah.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 16:4, so the Hebrew word בְּנַ֣חַל (benakhal) 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.16.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.4.W6.S1) and character.