Judges 18:16:1Judg.18.16.W1TAB
וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת
vesheshmeot
“and six hundred”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHESH-me-OT
- Extended
- veh-SHEHSH-meh-OHT
- IPA
- /vəʃeːʃ.meˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and six hundred
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-SHESH-me-OT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHESH-me-OT ISH
- clause
ve-SHESH-me-OT ISH kha-gu-RIM ke-LE mil-kha-MTAM ni-tsa-VIM PE-takh ha-SHA-ar
- sentence
ve-SHESH-me-OT ISH kha-gu-RIM ke-LE mil-kha-MTAM ni-tsa-VIM PE-takh ha-SHA-ar a-SHER mib-be-NE-DAN
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the conjunctive-numeral phrase ve-shesh-meot {וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת | wə-šēš-me-ʾōṯ} ‘and six hundred’, where the maqqef binds the cardinal components.
In context — Judges 18:16
And six hundred men from the tribe of Dan , girded with their weapons, stood at the entrance of the gate.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 18:16, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת (vesheshmeot) 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.18.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.16.W1.S1) and character.