Judges 19:14:6Judg.19.14.W6TAB
אֵ֥צֶל
etsel
“near”
- Transliteration
- E-tsel
- Extended
- EEH-tseh l
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːtsɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- near
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-tsel
- phraseyour reading level
E-tsel ha-giv-A
- clause
va-ta-VO la-HEM ha-SHE-mesh E-tsel ha-giv-A a-SHER le-vin-ya-MIN
- sentence
va-ya-a-VRU va-ye-le-KHU va-ta-VO la-HEM ha-SHE-mesh E-tsel ha-giv-A a-SHER le-vin-ya-MIN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase etsel hagiv’ah {אֵצֶל הַגִּבְעָה | ʾê-ṣel ha-gi-bā-ʿāh} “near Gibeah” locates the scene, while the relative clause asher le-Binyamin {אֲשֶׁר לְבִנְיָמִֽן | ʾă-šer lə-bîn-yā-mîn} “which belongs to Benjamin” specifies tribal territory. The Hebrew syntax foregrounds motion before temporal setting, advancing the narrative vividly.
In context — Judges 19:14
And they passed on and continued going, and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin .
About this coordinate
Judges 19:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 19:14, so the Hebrew word אֵ֥צֶל (etsel) 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.19.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.14.W6.S1) and character.