Judges 19:4:1Judg.19.4.W1TAB
וַיֶּחֱזַק־בּ֤וֹ
vayekhezakbo
“and he urged him, in him or with him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-khe-ZAK-BO
- Extended
- vah-yeh-kheh-ZAHK-BOH
- IPA
- /vaj.jɛħɛˈzaq.ˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he urged him, in him or with him
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
va-ye-khe-ZAK-BO
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-khe-ZAK-BO kho-te-NO
- clause
va-ye-khe-ZAK-BO kho-te-NO a-VI ha-na-a-RA va-YE-shev i-TO she-LO-shet ya-MIM
- sentence
va-ye-khe-ZAK-BO kho-te-NO a-VI ha-na-a-RA va-YE-shev i-TO she-LO-shet ya-MIM va-yo-khe-LU va-yish-TU va-ya-LI-nu SHAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative vav on vayyechezak-bo {וַיֶּחֱזַק־בּוֹ | wa-ye-ḥe-zaq-bō}, a hiphil imperfect driving the sequence.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-qḥet–zayin–qof
“to prevail, be strong”
In context — Judges 19:4
And his father-in-law, the father of the young woman, urged him, so he stayed with him for three days; and they ate and drank, and they spent the night there.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 19:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֶּחֱזַק־בּ֤וֹ (vayekhezakbo) 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.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.4.W1.S1) and character.