Judges 19:23:17Judg.19.23.W17TAB
אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה
ethanevala
“this disgraceful thing”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ne-va-LA
- Extended
- eht-hah-neh-vah-LAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.han.nəvaːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this disgraceful thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ne-va-LA
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
- 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 repetition of al before taʿasu et han’valah hazot {אַל־תַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּאת | ʾal-taʿăśû ʾet hannəvālāh hazzōṯ} creates a climactic parallelism that underscores moral urgency. The English renditions preserve this structure and highlight the host’s protective role.
Root and etymology
n-b-lnun–bet–lamed
“to be vile”
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 19:23:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Judges 19:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה (ethanevala) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.23.W17.S1) and character.