Judges 18:27:16Judg.18.27.W16TAB
לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב
lefikharev
“by the mouth of the sword or with the edge of the sword”
- Transliteration
- le-fi-KHA-rev
- Extended
- leh-fee-KHAA-rehv
- IPA
- /ləfiːˈħaːrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the mouth of the sword or with the edge of the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-fi-KHA-rev
- clause
ve-HE-ma la-KHU ET a-SHER-a-SA mi-KHA ve-ET-ha-ko-HEN a-SHER ha-YA-lo va-ya-VO-u al-LA-yish al-AM sho-KET u-vo-TE-akh va-ya-KU o-TAM le-fi-KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-HE-ma la-KHU ET a-SHER-a-SA mi-KHA ve-ET-ha-ko-HEN a-SHER ha-YA-lo va-ya-VO-u al-LA-yish al-AM sho-KET u-vo-TE-akh va-ya-KU o-TAM le-fi-KHA-rev ve-ET-ha-IR sar-FU va-ESH
Exegesis
The idiom lə-p̄î {לְפִי־ | lə-p̄î} ‘by the mouth of’ with ḥāreḇ {חָרֶב | ḥāreḇ} ‘sword’ emphasizes lethal force, and the final clause with bā-ʾēš {בָאֵשׁ | bā-ʾēš} ‘with fire’ completes the image of total destruction.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-bḥet–resh–beth
“sword, devastation”
In context — Judges 18:27
They seized what Micah had made and his priest, and moved against Laish, a people who were quiet and secure . They struck them down with the sword and set the city on fire.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:27:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 18:27, so the Hebrew word לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב (lefikharev) 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.18.27.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.27.W16.S1) and character.