Judges 19:24:13Judg.19.24.W13TAB

וְלָאִ֤ישׁ

velaish

but to the man

Transliteration
ve-la-ISH
Extended
veh-laa-EESH
IPA
/vəlaːˈʔiːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
but to the man

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + לָ + אִ֤ישׁ
ve + la + ish
velaish

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-la-ISH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-la-ISH ha-ZE

  3. clause

    ve-la-ISH ha-ZE LO ta-a-SU de-VAR ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT

  4. sentence

    hi-NE bit-TI ha-be-tu-LA u-fi-lag-she-HU o-tsi-A-na o-TAM ve-a-NU o-TAM va-a-SU la-HEM ha-TOV be-e-ne-KHEM ve-la-ISH ha-ZE LO ta-a-SU de-VAR ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT

Exegesis

The adversative wə-lā-’îš ha-zzêh {וְלָאִישׁ הַזֶּה | wə-lā-’îš ha-zzêh} “but to this man” introduces prohibition, culminating in the noun phrase han-nə-vā-lāh ha-zzôt {הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּאת | han-nə-vā-lāh ha-zzôt} “this disgraceful thing,” defining the moral boundary. English ordering is adjusted for clarity while retaining Hebrew emphasis and imperatives.

Root and etymology

Rootaleph–yod–shin

man, person

In contextJudges 19:24

Behold, my virgin daughter and his concubine; let me bring them out to you, please . Humble them and do to them what is good in your eyes. But to this man, do not do this disgraceful thing.

About this coordinate

Judges 19:24:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 19:24, so the Hebrew word וְלָאִ֤ישׁ (velaish) 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.19.24.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.24.W13.S1) and character.