Judges 19:25:7Judg.19.25.W7TAB
בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ
befilagsho
“by his concubine”
- Transliteration
- be-fi-lag-SHO
- Extended
- beh-fih-lahg-SHOH
- IPA
- /bəfiːˈlagʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by his concubine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-fi-lag-SHO
- 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
The noun pilegesh {בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ | bə-pi-lə-ḡê-šô} “concubine” signals a status below that of a wife.
Root and etymology
p-l-g
“to divide, set apart”
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 19:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 19:25, so the Hebrew word בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (befilagsho) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.25.W7.S1) and character.