Judges 20:12:5Judg.20.12.W5TAB
בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י
bekholshivte
“through all the tribes of”
- Transliteration
- be-khol-shiv-TE
- Extended
- beh-khohl-shihv-TEE
- IPA
- /bəχɔl.ʃivˈtˤeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- through all the tribes of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
be-khol-shiv-TE
- phraseyour reading level
be-khol-shiv-TE vin-ya-MIN
- 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 distributive prepositional phrase bə-khol šiv-têi bin-yā-mîn {בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן | bə-khol šiv-têi bin-yā-mîn} conveys attention to each subdivision of Benjamin.
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 20:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 20:12, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י (bekholshivte) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.12.W5.S1) and character.