Judges 16:9:14Judg.16.9.W14TAB
פְּתִֽיל־הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙
petilhaneoret
“a thread of the flax”
- Transliteration
- pe-TIL-ha-ne-o-RET
- Extended
- peh-TEEL-hah-neh-oh-REHT
- IPA
- /pəˈθiːl.han.nəʕoˈrɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a thread of the flax
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
pe-TIL-ha-ne-o-RET
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER yin-na-TEK pe-TIL-ha-ne-o-RET
- 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
A comparative clause ka’asher yinnateq {כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִנָּתֵ֤ק | ka-ʾa-šer yin-nā-teq} ‘as it snaps’ introduces a vivid simile with petil-hane’oret {פְּתִיל־הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ | pə-ṯîl-han-nə-ʿô-ret} ‘thread of tow’ and the Hifil infinitive bahariho {בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹ | ba-ha-rî-ḥô} ‘when it touches’ plus esh {אֵ֔שׁ | ʾēš} ‘fire’.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–tav–lamed
“cord, thread”
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 16:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 16:9, so the Hebrew word פְּתִֽיל־הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ (petilhaneoret) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.9.W14.S1) and character.