Judges 19:6:11Judg.19.6.W11TAB
וְלִ֖ין
velin
“and lodge”
- Transliteration
- ve-LIN
- Extended
- veh-LEEN
- IPA
- /vəˈliːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and lodge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LIN
- phraseyour reading level
ho-EL-na ve-LIN
- clause
va-yo-MER a-VI ha-na-a-RA el-ha-ISH ho-EL-na ve-LIN ve-yi-TAV li-BE-kha
- sentence
va-yesh-VU va-yokh-LU she-NEI-hem yakh-DAV va-yish-TU va-yo-MER a-VI ha-na-a-RA el-ha-ISH ho-EL-na ve-LIN ve-yi-TAV li-BE-kha
Exegesis
The polite entreaty employs the Hifil imperative hoelna {הֽוֹאֶל־נָ֥א | hōʾel-nāʾ} ‘please be willing,’ followed by the Qal imperative velin {וְלִ֖ין | walîyn} ‘and stay overnight.’
Root and etymology
l-y-nlamed–yod–nun
“to lodge, spend the night”
In context — Judges 19:6
So they sat down, and the two of them ate together and drank. Then the father of the young woman said to the man, “Please be willing to stay overnight, and let your heart be glad.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 19:6, so the Hebrew word וְלִ֖ין (velin) 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.19.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.6.W11.S1) and character.