Judges 16:9:11Judg.16.9.W11TAB
אֶת־הַיְתָרִ֔ים
ethayetarim
“the bowstrings”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ye-ta-RIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-yeh-taa-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haj.θaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the bowstrings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ye-ta-RIM
- 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
Root and etymology
y-t-ryod–tav–resh
“overhang, cord”
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 16:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 16:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַיְתָרִ֔ים (ethayetarim) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.9.W11.S1) and character.