Judges 18:7:8Judg.18.7.W8TAB
אֲשֶׁר־בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ
asherbekirbah
“who were in her midst”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-be-kir-BAH
- Extended
- ah-SHER-beh-kir-BAAH
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr.bəkirˈbaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- who were in her midst
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-SHER-be-kir-BAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-E-u et-ha-AM a-SHER-be-kir-BAH yo-SHE-vet-la-VE-takh
- 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 relative clause asher-bekirbah {אֲשֶׁר־בְּקִרְבָּהּ | ăšer bə-qirbâh} with the participle yoshevet-labetakh {יוֹשֶׁבֶת־לָבֶטַח | yōšeḇet lá-bê-ṭaḥ} depicts their secure settlement.
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 18:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 18:7, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ (asherbekirbah) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.7.W8.S1) and character.