Judges 19:29:7Judg.19.29.W7TAB

וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙

vayenattekheha

and he cut her up

Transliteration
va-ye-nat-te-KHE-ha
Extended
vah-yeh-naht-teh-KHEH-hah
IPA
/vaj.nənat.təˈħeː.haː/

Meaning by language

English
and he cut her up

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Result
וַֽ + יְ + נַת + תְּ + חֶ֙ + הָ֙
va + ye + nat + te + khe + ha
vayenattekheha

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ye-nat-te-KHE-ha

  2. 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

  3. 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 Piel form vayenattacheha {וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ | wayyenattəḥēhā} 'and he cut her up' with la-atzameha {לַעֲצָמֶיהָ | laʿăṣāmêhā} 'to her bones' conveys thorough dismemberment.

Root and etymology

Rootnun–tav–het

divide

In contextJudges 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 19:29:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 19:29, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ (vayenattekheha) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.29.W7.S1) and character.