Judges 19:30:15Judg.19.30.W15TAB
שִֽׂימוּ־לָכֶ֥ם
simulakhem
“set for yourselves”
- Transliteration
- si-MU-la-KHEM
- Extended
- see-MOO-lah-KHEHM
- IPA
- /siːˈmuː.laːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- set for yourselves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
si-MU-la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
si-MU-la-KHEM a-le-HA
- clause
si-MU-la-KHEM a-le-HA u-TSU ve-dab-BE-ru
- sentence
ve-ha-YA khol-ha-ro-E ve-a-MAR lo-ni-he-ye-TA ve-lo-nir-a-TA ka-ZOT le-mi-YOM a-loT be-NE-yi-sra-EL me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM AD ha-YOM ha-ZE si-MU-la-KHEM a-le-HA u-TSU ve-dab-BE-ru
Exegesis
Finally, the imperatives sequence simu-lakhem {שִׂימוּ־לָכֶם | sî-mû-lā-ḵem}, utzu {עֻצוּ | ’û-ṣû}, and ve-dabberu {וְדַבֵּרוּ | wə-ḏab-bē-rû} outline reflection, counsel, and speech.
Root and etymology
s-y-mshin–yod–mem
“to set, place”
In context — Judges 19:30
And it came to pass that everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen since the day the sons of Israel went up from the land of Egypt until this day. Give careful counsel , and speak out.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:30:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Judges 19:30, so the Hebrew word שִֽׂימוּ־לָכֶ֥ם (simulakhem) 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.19.30.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.30.W15.S1) and character.