Judges 20:2:5Judg.20.2.W5TAB

שִׁבְטֵ֣י

shivte

the tribes of

Transliteration
shiv-TE
Extended
shiv-TEE
IPA
/ʃivˈt̪eː/

Meaning by language

English
the tribes of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שִׁבְ + טֵ֣י
shiv + te
shivte

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tett — emphatic
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    shiv-TE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    shiv-TE yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    va-yit-ya-tsu-VU pi-NOT kol-ha-AM KOL shiv-TE yis-ra-EL bik-HAL AM ha-e-lo-HIM

  4. 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 subject pinnot {פִּנּ֣וֹת | pinnôt} is apposed by the coordinated phrases kol-ha-am {כָּל־הָעָם | kol-hā-ʿām} and kol shivtei yisrael {כֹּ֚ל שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | kol šibᵊṭê yiśrāʾēl}, emphasizing comprehensive tribal representation.

In contextJudges 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 20:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 20:2, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְטֵ֣י (shivte) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.2.W5.S1) and character.