Judges 20:2:1Judg.20.2.W1TAB
וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּ
vayityatsuvu
“and they took their stand”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-ya-tsu-VU
- Extended
- vah-yit-ya-tsuh-VOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.ja.tsˈtsuːvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they took their stand
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-ya-tsu-VU
- clause
va-yit-ya-tsu-VU pi-NOT kol-ha-AM KOL shiv-TE yis-ra-EL bik-HAL AM ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yit-ya-tsu-VU pi-NOT kol-ha-AM KOL shiv-TE yis-ra-EL bik-HAL AM ha-e-lo-HIM ar-BA me-OT E-lef ISH rag-LI sho-LEF KHA-rev
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayityatzevu {וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּ | way-yiṯ-yaṣ-ṣə-bû}, a Hithpael imperfect indicating decisive corporate posture.
In context — Judges 20:2
And the chiefs of all the people, from every tribe of Israel, took their stand in the assembly of the people of God —four hundred thousand infantrymen drawing the sword.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּ (vayityatsuvu) 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.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.2.W1.S1) and character.