Judges 17:9:14Judg.17.9.W14TAB
לָג֖וּר
lagur
“to sojourn”
- Transliteration
- la-GUR
- Extended
- laa-GOOR
- IPA
- /laːˈɣuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to sojourn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-GUR
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV le-VI a-NO-khi mib-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA ve-a-NO-khi ho-LEKH la-GUR ba-a-SHER em-TSA
- sentence
va-yo-MER-LO mi-KHA me-A-yin ta-VO va-yo-MER e-LAV le-VI a-NO-khi mib-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA ve-a-NO-khi ho-LEKH la-GUR ba-a-SHER em-TSA
Exegesis
The participle holekh lagur {הֹלֵךְ לָגוּר | hō-lēḵ lā-gûr} conveys ongoing movement, while the relative clause introduced by baasher emtsa {בַּאֲשֶׁר אֶמְצָא | ba-’ă-šer ’em-ṣā’} indicates an indeterminate, purpose-driven destination. Preserving the relative clause’s nuance and Hebrew word order maintains the verse’s focus on personal agency and open-ended sojourning.
Root and etymology
ג־ו־ר
“to sojourn, dwell temporarily”
In context — Judges 17:9
And Micah asked him, “From where do you come?” And he replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn wherever I may find.”
About this coordinate
Judges 17:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 17:9, so the Hebrew word לָג֖וּר (lagur) 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.17.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.9.W14.S1) and character.