Judges 19:23:12Judg.19.23.W12TAB
אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֞א
asherba
“that came”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-BA
- Extended
- ah-shehr-BAA
- IPA
- /ʔăʃɛr.baː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that came
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-BA
- clause
a-kha-RE a-sher-BA ha-ISH ha-ZE al-BE-ti al-ta-a-SU et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER a-le-HEM al-a-KHAI al-ta-RE-u NA a-kha-RE a-sher-BA ha-ISH ha-ZE al-BE-ti al-ta-a-SU et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The relative clause acharei asher ba ha’ish hazeh {אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּא הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה | ʾaḥărê ʾăšer bāʾ hāʾîš hazzēh} establishes the sacred duty of hospitality by noting the guest’s arrival.
In context — Judges 19:23
And the man, the owner of the house , went out to them and said, “No, my brothers, do not do harm, please. After this man has come into my house, do not do this disgraceful act .”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 19:23, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֞א (asherba) 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.19.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.23.W12.S1) and character.