Judges 16:9:10Judg.16.9.W10TAB
וַיְנַתֵּק֙
vayenatek
“and he tore off or snapped”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-na-TEK
- Extended
- vah-yeh-nah-TEEK
- IPA
- /vaj.naˈtːeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he tore off or snapped
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-na-TEK
- clause
va-ye-na-TEK et-ha-ye-ta-RIM ka-a-SHER yin-na-TEK pe-TIL-ha-ne-o-RET ba-ha-ri-KHO ESH ve-LO no-DA ko-KHO
- sentence
ve-ha-o-REV yo-SHEV LAH ba-KHE-der va-to-MER e-LAV pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON va-ye-na-TEK et-ha-ye-ta-RIM ka-a-SHER yin-na-TEK pe-TIL-ha-ne-o-RET ba-ha-ri-KHO ESH ve-LO no-DA ko-KHO
Exegesis
The Piel stem vayenatteq {וַיְנַתֵּק֙ | way-yə-nat-teq} ‘and he snapped’ conveys forceful action.
In context — Judges 16:9
Now men lying in wait were staying for her in the chamber, and she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he snapped the cords as a thread of tow snaps when it comes near fire, and his strength was not known.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 16:9, so the Hebrew word וַיְנַתֵּק֙ (vayenatek) 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.16.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.9.W10.S1) and character.