Judges 20:2:16Judg.20.2.W16TAB
חָֽרֶב׃
kharev
“a sword”
- Transliteration
- KHA-rev
- Extended
- KHAA-rehv
- IPA
- /ˈħaːrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-rev
- phraseyour reading level
sho-LEF KHA-rev
- 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
chet–resh–betchet–resh–bet
“sword, weapon”
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 20:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 20:2, so the Hebrew word חָֽרֶב׃ (kharev) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.2.W16.S1) and character.