Judges 18:7:23Judg.18.7.W23TAB
אֵין־לָהֶ֖ם
enlahem
“there was not to them”
- Transliteration
- EN-la-HEM
- Extended
- EEN-laa-HEHM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːn.laːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there was not to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
EN-la-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-da-VAR EN-la-HEM
- 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 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 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 18:7:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Judges 18:7, so the Hebrew word אֵין־לָהֶ֖ם (enlahem) 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.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.7.W23.S1) and character.