Judges 18:7:2Judg.18.7.W2TAB

חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת

khameshet

five of

Transliteration
kha-ME-shet
Extended
khah-MEE-sheht
IPA
/ħăˈmeːʃɛt/

Meaning by language

English
five of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
חֲ + מֵ֣ + שֶׁת
kha + me + shet
khameshet

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    kha-ME-shet

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kha-ME-shet ha-a-na-SHIM

  3. clause

    va-ye-le-KHU kha-ME-shet ha-a-na-SHIM va-ya-VO-u LAI-sha

  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 construct phrase khameshet ha-anashim {חֲמֵשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים | ḥămešet hāʾănāšîm} identifies the five men.

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 18:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 18:7, so the Hebrew word חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת (khameshet) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.7.W2.S1) and character.