Judges 18:14:16Judg.18.14.W16TAB
וּתְרָפִ֔ים
uterafim
“and household gods”
- Transliteration
- u-te-ra-FIM
- Extended
- oo-teh-rah-FEEM
- IPA
- /uːθəraːˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and household gods
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
u-te-ra-FIM
- phraseyour reading level
e-FOD u-te-ra-FIM
- clause
va-ya-a-NU kha-ME-shet ha-a-na-SHIM ha-ho-le-KHIM le-rag-GEL ET-ha-A-rets LA-yish va-yo-me-RU el-a-khe-HEM ha-ye-da-TEHM KI YESH ba-ba-TIM ha-E-le e-FOD u-te-ra-FIM u-PE-sel u-mas-se-KHA
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU kha-ME-shet ha-a-na-SHIM ha-ho-le-KHIM le-rag-GEL ET-ha-A-rets LA-yish va-yo-me-RU el-a-khe-HEM ha-ye-da-TEHM KI YESH ba-ba-TIM ha-E-le e-FOD u-te-ra-FIM u-PE-sel u-mas-se-KHA ve-a-TA de-U ma-ta-a-SU
Root and etymology
t-r-ptav–resh–pe
“household idol”
In context — Judges 18:14
Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish spoke to their brothers, “You should know that these houses contain an ephod , teraphim, a carved image, and a cast image. Now then, decide what you will do.”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 18:14, so the Hebrew word וּתְרָפִ֔ים (uterafim) 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.18.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.14.W16.S1) and character.