Judges 19:8:9Judg.19.8.W9TAB
סְעָד־נָא֙
seadna
“strengthen, please”
- Transliteration
- se-AD-na
- Extended
- seh-AAD-nah
- IPA
- /səˈʕaːd.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- strengthen, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-AD-na
- clause
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker ba-YOM ha-kha-mi-SHI la-LE-khet va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA se-AD-na le-VAV-kha ve-hit-ma-ma-ME-hu ad-ne-TOT ha-YOM
- sentence
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker ba-YOM ha-kha-mi-SHI la-LE-khet va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA se-AD-na le-VAV-kha ve-hit-ma-ma-ME-hu ad-ne-TOT ha-YOM va-YO-khe-lu she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The Piel imperative sᵊ‘ād-nā {סְעָד־נָא֙ | sᵊ‘ād-nā} ‘please refresh’ followed by ləḇāḇḵā {לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ | ləḇāḇḵā} ‘your heart’ invites sustenance.
Root and etymology
Roots-ʿ-d
“to support, sustain”
In context — Judges 19:8
On the fifth day, he rose early in the morning to depart, but the father of the young woman said, “Please refresh your heart , and delay yourselves until the day inclines.” So the two of them ate together.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 19:8, so the Hebrew word סְעָד־נָא֙ (seadna) 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.19.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.8.W9.S1) and character.