Judges 18:7:19Judg.18.7.W19TAB

וּרְחֹקִ֥ים

urekhokim

and far away

Transliteration
u-re-kho-KIM
Extended
oo-reh-khoh-KEEM
IPA
/uːrəħoːˈqiːm/

Meaning by language

English
and far away

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Result
וּ + רְ + חֹ + קִ֥ים
u + re + kho + kim
urekhokim

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-re-kho-KIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-re-kho-KIM HE-ma

  3. 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

  4. 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 phrases u-reḥokim hemmah mitsidonim {וּרְחֹקִים הֵמָּה מִצִּדֹנִים | ū-rəḥōqîm hēmmah miṣīḏōnîm} and ve-davar ein-lahem im-adam {וְדָבָר אֵין־לָהֶם עִם־אָדָם | wə-dāvar ʾēn lāhem ʿim-ʾādām} emphasize geographic separation and lack of social interaction, portraying an isolated but secure community.

In contextJudges 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 18:7:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Judges 18:7, so the Hebrew word וּרְחֹקִ֥ים (urekhokim) 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.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.7.W19.S1) and character.