Judges 17:7:4Judg.17.7.W4TAB
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yehuda
“Judah”
- Transliteration
- ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /jəhuˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-ye-HI-NA-ar mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA mim-mish-pa-KHAT ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-HI-NA-ar mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA mim-mish-pa-KHAT ye-hu-DA ve-HU LE-vi ve-HU GAR-SHAM
Exegesis
The construct chain mibeit lechem {מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ | mibbēṯ leḥem} ‘from Bethlehem’ identifies his hometown, while mimmishpachat yehudah {מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת יְהוּדָ֑ה | mimmisp̄aḥat yəhûḏâ} ‘from the clan of Judah’ specifies his lineage.
In context — Judges 17:7
And there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the clan of Judah. He was a Levite , and he was staying there.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 17:7, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֔ה (yehuda) 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.17.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.7.W4.S1) and character.