Judges 20:13:3Judg.20.13.W3TAB
אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים
ethaanashim
“{direct object} the men”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-a-na-SHIM
- Extended
- eht-haa-ah-nah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.ʔănaːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-a-na-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
te-NU et-ha-a-na-SHIM be-NE-vli-YA-al
- clause
ve-a-TA te-NU et-ha-a-na-SHIM be-NE-vli-YA-al a-SHER bag-giv-A u-ne-mi-TEM u-ne-va-a-RA ra-A mi-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-TA te-NU et-ha-a-na-SHIM be-NE-vli-YA-al a-SHER bag-giv-A u-ne-mi-TEM u-ne-va-a-RA ra-A mi-yis-ra-EL ve-LO a-VU ve-NE bin-ya-MIN lish-mo-A be-KOL a-khe-HEM be-NE-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The imperative tənû {תְּנוּ | tənû} ‘give’ issues the command, followed by the direct object phrase ʾet-hāʾănāšîm {אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים | ʾet-hāʾănāšîm} ‘the men’, which specifies the accused.
Root and etymology
א־נ־ש
“man, people”
In context — Judges 20:13
And now, give the men, sons of worthlessness, who are in Gibeah, so that we may put them to death and purge evil from Israel. But the sons of Benjamin were not willing to listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 20:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים (ethaanashim) 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.20.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.13.W3.S1) and character.