Judges 19:29:10Judg.19.29.W10TAB
עָשָׂ֖ר
asar
“ten”
- Transliteration
- a-SAR
- Extended
- aa-SAHR
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- ten
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
li-she-NIM a-SAR
- clause
va-ya-VO el-BET-o va-yik-KAKH et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let va-ya-kha-ZEK be-fi-LAGH-sho va-ye-nat-te-KHE-ha la-a-tsa-ME-ha li-she-NIM a-SAR ne-ta-KHIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO el-BET-o va-yik-KAKH et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let va-ya-kha-ZEK be-fi-LAGH-sho va-ye-nat-te-KHE-ha la-a-tsa-ME-ha li-she-NIM a-SAR ne-ta-KHIM va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha be-KHOL ge-VUL yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The dual numeral sequence lishneim asar {לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר | lišnêyim ʿāśār} creates the explicit count twelve with tribal resonance.
In context — Judges 19:29
He returned to his house, took the knife , seized his concubine, cut her up, bone by bone , into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the entire territory of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 19:29, so the Hebrew word עָשָׂ֖ר (asar) 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.19.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.29.W10.S1) and character.