Judges 19:29:6Judg.19.29.W6TAB
בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ
befilaghsho
“his concubine”
- Transliteration
- be-fi-LAGH-sho
- Extended
- beh-fee-LAHGH-shoh
- IPA
- /bəfiˈlaɣ.ʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-LAGH-sho
- 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
Rootpe–lamed–gimel
“divide/part”
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 19:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 19:29, so the Hebrew word בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (befilaghsho) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.29.W6.S1) and character.