Judges 20:12:2Judg.20.12.W2TAB
שִׁבְטֵ֤י
shivte
“tribes of”
- Transliteration
- shiv-TE
- Extended
- shihv-TEE
- IPA
- /ʃivˈtˤeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- tribes of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shiv-TE
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-TE yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yish-le-KHU shiv-TE yis-ra-EL a-na-SHIM be-khol-shiv-TE vin-ya-MIN le-MOR
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU shiv-TE yis-ra-EL a-na-SHIM be-khol-shiv-TE vin-ya-MIN le-MOR MA ha-ra-A ha-ZOT a-SHER nih-ye-TA ba-KHEM
Exegesis
The construct phrase šiv-têi Yiś-rā-ʾêl {שִׁבְטֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | šiv-têi yiś-rā-ʾêl} “tribes of Israel” serves as the collective subject.
In context — Judges 20:12
Then the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the whole tribe of Benjamin to say, “What is this evil that has happened among you?”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:12, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְטֵ֤י (shivte) 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.20.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.12.W2.S1) and character.