Judges 20:2:14Judg.20.2.W14TAB
רַגְלִ֖י
ragli
“on foot”
- Transliteration
- rag-LI
- Extended
- rahg-LEE
- IPA
- /ragˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on foot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rag-LI
- phraseyour reading level
ISH rag-LI
- clause
ar-BA me-OT E-lef ISH rag-LI sho-LEF KHA-rev
- 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
Finally, the participle sholef harev {שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חָֽרֶב | šōlēf ḥāréḇ} modifies ragli {רַגְלִ֖י | rāglî}, indicating the infantry’s readiness with drawn swords.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–gimel–lamed
“foot”
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 20:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 20:2, so the Hebrew word רַגְלִ֖י (ragli) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.2.W14.S1) and character.