Judges 20:18:17Judg.20.18.W17TAB
יְהוּדָ֥ה
yehuda
“Judah”
- Transliteration
- ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /jəhuːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ye-hu-DA ba-te-khi-LA
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH ye-hu-DA ba-te-khi-LA
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu va-ya-a-LU BET-EL va-yish-e-a-LU be-e-lo-HIM va-yo-ME-ru be-NE yis-ra-EL MI ya-a-LE-la-NU ba-te-khi-LA la-mil-kha-MA IM-be-NE bin-ya-MIN va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH ye-hu-DA ba-te-khi-LA
Exegesis
The response clause uses wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, positioning Yᵊhōwāh {יְהוָה | Yᵊhōwāh} as the divine speaker and yᵊhûḏāh baṯ-tᵊḥillāh {יְהוּדָה בַּתְּחִלָּה | yᵊhûḏāh baṯ-tᵊḥillāh} ‘Judah first’ as the decisive answer. English word order preserves the vav narrative sequence and retains the interrogative structure to maintain narrative tension.
In context — Judges 20:18
And they rose and went up to Bethel, and they asked of God . The sons of Israel said, “Who shall go up first for us in battle against the sons of Benjamin?” And the LORD said, “Judah shall go up first.”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:18:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Judges 20:18, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֥ה (yehuda) 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.20.18.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.18.W17.S1) and character.