Judges 18:7:14Judg.18.7.W14TAB
וְאֵין־מַכְלִ֨ים
veenmakhelim
“and there was no one causing shame”
- Transliteration
- ve-EN-ma-khe-LIM
- Extended
- veh-EEN-mah-kheh-LEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːn.maxəˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there was no one causing shame
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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-EN-ma-khe-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EN-ma-khe-LIM da-VAR ba-A-rets
- clause
va-yir-E-u et-ha-AM a-SHER-be-kir-BAH yo-SHE-vet-la-VE-takh ke-mish-PAT tsi-do-NIM sho-KET u-vo-TE-akh ve-EN-ma-khe-LIM da-VAR ba-A-rets yo-RESH E-tser u-re-kho-KIM HE-ma mi-tsi-do-NIM ve-da-VAR EN-la-HEM im-a-DAM
- sentence
va-ye-le-KHU kha-ME-shet ha-a-na-SHIM va-ya-VO-u LAI-sha va-yir-E-u et-ha-AM a-SHER-be-kir-BAH yo-SHE-vet-la-VE-takh ke-mish-PAT tsi-do-NIM sho-KET u-vo-TE-akh ve-EN-ma-khe-LIM da-VAR ba-A-rets yo-RESH E-tser u-re-kho-KIM HE-ma mi-tsi-do-NIM ve-da-VAR EN-la-HEM im-a-DAM
Exegesis
The existential clause ve-ein-makhlim davar {וְאֵין־מַכְלִים דָּבָר | wəʾēn makhlîm dāvar} indicates there was nothing lacking among them, and yoresh etser {יוֹרֵשׁ עֶצֶר | yōrēš ʿeṣer} conveys possession of wealth.
Root and etymology
k-l-mkaf–lamed–mem
“to lack”
In context — Judges 18:7
The five men departed and came to Laish. They saw the people living securely there, as in Sidon’s custom —quiet and unsuspecting; they lacked nothing that was in the land and possessed wealth. They were distant from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 18:7, so the Hebrew word וְאֵין־מַכְלִ֨ים (veenmakhelim) 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.18.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.7.W14.S1) and character.