Judges 18:27:17Judg.18.27.W17TAB
וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר
veethair
“and the city”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-ha-IR
- Extended
- veh-EET-haa-EER
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt.haːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the city
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-ha-IR
- clause
ve-ET-ha-IR sar-FU va-ESH
- 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
Direct objects are marked by et {אֵת | ʾēṯ} and are specified with relative clauses introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer}.
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 18:27:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Judges 18:27, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר (veethair) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.27.W17.S1) and character.