Judges 18:20:6Judg.18.20.W6TAB
וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֖ים
veethaterafim
“and the teraphim”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-te-ra-FIM
- Extended
- veh-eht-hah-teh-rah-FEEM
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.hat.təraːˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the teraphim
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ha-te-ra-FIM
- clause
va-yi-TAV LEV ha-ko-HEN va-yik-KAKH et-ha-e-FOD ve-et-ha-te-ra-FIM ve-et-ha-PA-sel
- sentence
va-yi-TAV LEV ha-ko-HEN va-yik-KAKH et-ha-e-FOD ve-et-ha-te-ra-FIM ve-et-ha-PA-sel va-ya-VO be-KE-rev ha-AM
Exegesis
Each direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} links to definite nouns ʾēp̄ōḏ {הָאֵפ֔וֹד | ʾēp̄ōḏ} ‘ephod,’ hattərāfîm {הַתְּרָפִ֖ים | tərāfîm} ‘teraphim,’ and happāśel {הַפָּ֑סֶל | pāśel} ‘idol,’ underscoring their ritual significance.
Root and etymology
t-r-ptav–resh–pe
“household idol”
In context — Judges 18:20
And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod , the teraphim, and the idol; then he entered the midst of the people.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 18:20, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֖ים (veethaterafim) 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.18.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.20.W6.S1) and character.