Judges 19:29:5Judg.19.29.W5TAB
וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק
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 be-fi-LAGH-sho
- 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 Hiphil stem vayachazek {וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק | wayyaḥazzēq} intensifies taking hold of be-pilagsho {בְּפִילַגְשׁוֹ | bəpîlāḡšô} 'his concubine'.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-qḥet–zayin–qof
“to prevail, be strong”
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 19:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 19:29, so the Hebrew word וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק (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.19.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.29.W5.S1) and character.