Judges 19:25:5Judg.19.25.W5TAB
וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק
vayakhazek
“and he seized”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-kha-ZEK
- Extended
- vah-yah-khah-ZEEK
- IPA
- /vaj.jaħăˈzeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he seized
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-kha-ZEK
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-kha-ZEK ha-ISH
- clause
ve-LO-a-VU ha-a-na-SHIM lish-me-MO-a LO va-ya-kha-ZEK ha-ISH be-fi-lag-SHO va-yo-TSE a-LE-hem ha-KHUTS
- sentence
ve-LO-a-VU ha-a-na-SHIM lish-me-MO-a LO va-ya-kha-ZEK ha-ISH be-fi-lag-SHO va-yo-TSE a-LE-hem ha-KHUTS va-ye-de-U o-TAH va-yit-a-le-LU-VAH KAL-ha-LAI-la ad-ha-BO-ker va-ye-sha-le-KHU-ha be-a-LOT ka-a-LOT ha-sha-KHAR
Exegesis
A sequence of vav-consecutive Hiphil verbs—vayachazek {וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק | way-ya-ħă-ẓēk} “and he seized,” vayotze {וַיֹּצֵ֥א | way-yō-ṣēʼ} “and he sent out”—propels the causative narrative.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-qḥet–zayin–qof
“to prevail, be strong”
In context — Judges 19:25
But the men were not willing to listen to him, so the man seized his concubine and sent her outside to them. They knew her, and they abused her all night until morning, and they sent her away as the dawn was rising.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 19:25, so the Hebrew word וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק (vayakhazek) 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.19.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.25.W5.S1) and character.