Judges 17:10:15Judg.17.10.W15TAB
בְּגָדִ֖ים
begadim
“clothes”
- Transliteration
- be-ga-DIM
- Extended
- beh-gah-DEEM
- IPA
- /bəɣɔːˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- clothes
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
be-ga-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM
- clause
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha va-YE-lekh ha-le-VI
Exegesis
The construct phrase veerekh begadim {וְעֵרֶךְ בְּגָדִים | wə-ʿê-relḵ bə-ḡā-ḏîm} ‘and a set of garments’ and the possessive umikhyatekha {וּמִחְיָתֶךָ | ū-mi-ḥê-ya-tê-ḵā} ‘and your sustenance’ complete the terms of compensation.
Root and etymology
b-g-dbet–gimel–dalet
“garment, clothing”
In context — Judges 17:10
And Micah said to him, “Dwell with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver each year, a set of clothing and your sustenance.” And the Levite went.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:10:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Judges 17:10, so the Hebrew word בְּגָדִ֖ים (begadim) 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.17.10.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.10.W15.S1) and character.