Judges 20:14:1Judg.20.14.W1TAB
וַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּ
vayeasfu
“and they gathered”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-as-FU
- Extended
- vah-yee-ahs-FOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːʔosˈfuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they gathered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-as-FU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-as-FU be-NE-VIN-ya-min
- clause
va-ye-as-FU be-NE-VIN-ya-min min-he-a-RIM ha-giv-a-TA
- sentence
va-ye-as-FU be-NE-VIN-ya-min min-he-a-RIM ha-giv-a-TA la-TSET lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NE yis-ra-EL
In context — Judges 20:14
And the sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah to go out to battle with the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:14, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּ (vayeasfu) 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.20.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.14.W1.S1) and character.