Judges 19:13:4Judg.19.13.W4TAB
וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה
venikreva
“and let us draw near”
- Transliteration
- ve-nik-re-VA
- Extended
- veh-nihk-reh-VAA
- IPA
- /vəniq.rəˈvɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and let us draw near
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-nik-re-VA
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHA ve-nik-re-VA
- clause
va-YO-mer le-na-a-RO le-KHA ve-nik-re-VA be-a-KHAD ha-me-ko-MOT
- sentence
va-YO-mer le-na-a-RO le-KHA ve-nik-re-VA be-a-KHAD ha-me-ko-MOT ve-la-NU va-giv-A O va-ra-MA
Exegesis
The imperative lekha {לְךָ֥ | lə-khā} ‘come’ issues a direct summons, immediately followed by the first person plural cohortative venikrevah {וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה | wə-niq-rə-bā} ‘let us draw near,’ combining intent and invitation.
In context — Judges 19:13
And he said to his servant , “Come, let us approach one of the places and let us spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 19:13, so the Hebrew word וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה (venikreva) 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.19.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.13.W4.S1) and character.