Judges 19:22:11Judg.19.22.W11TAB
מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖ים
mitdapekim
“beating or pounding”
- Transliteration
- mit-da-pe-KIM
- Extended
- mihth-dah-peh-KEEM
- IPA
- /mit.dap.pəˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- beating or pounding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mit-da-pe-KIM
- clause
HE-ma me-ti-VIM et-li-BAM ve-hi-NE an-SHE ha-IR an-SHE ve-NE-ve-li-YA-al na-sa-BU et-ha-BA-yit mit-da-pe-KIM al-ha-DA-let
- sentence
HE-ma me-ti-VIM et-li-BAM ve-hi-NE an-SHE ha-IR an-SHE ve-NE-ve-li-YA-al na-sa-BU et-ha-BA-yit mit-da-pe-KIM al-ha-DA-let va-yo-me-RU el-ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit ha-za-KEN le-MOR ho-TSE et-ha-ISH a-sher-BA el-BET-kha ve-ne-da-E-nu
Exegesis
Sequential action moves from the Qal perfect nasabu {נָסַבּוּ | nāsabbû} ‘they surrounded’ to the Hitpael participle mitdapqim {מִתְדַּפְּקִים | mitdapqîm} ‘were pounding,’ highlighting repeated force.
Root and etymology
d-p-qdalet–pe–qof
“to knock/pound”
In context — Judges 19:22
As they were making their hearts glad , behold, the men of the city, sons of worthlessness , surrounded the house and pounded on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house so that we may know him.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 19:22, so the Hebrew word מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖ים (mitdapekim) 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.19.22.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.22.W11.S1) and character.