Judges 19:29:8Judg.19.29.W8TAB

לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ

laatsameha

to her bones

Transliteration
la-a-tsa-ME-ha
Extended
lah-ah-tsah-MEH-hah
IPA
/laʕătsaˈmɛ.haː/

Meaning by language

English
to her bones

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לַ + עֲ + צָ + מֶ֔י + הָ
la + a + tsa + me + ha
laatsameha

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Tsadets as in cats
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-a-tsa-ME-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.

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 19:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 19:29, so the Hebrew word לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ (laatsameha) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.29.W8.S1) and character.