Judges 20:22:1Judg.20.22.W1TAB
וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥ק
vayitkhazek
“and he or it strengthened himself or itself”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-kha-ZEK
- Extended
- vah-yit-khah-ZEHk
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.ħaˈzːɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he or it strengthened himself or itself
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-kha-ZEK
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-kha-ZEK ha-AM
- clause
va-yit-kha-ZEK ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yit-kha-ZEK ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL va-yo-SI-fu la-a-ROKH mil-kha-MA ba-ma-KOM a-sher-a-re-KHU SHAM ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hitpael form vayitchazzek {וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥ק | vā-yiṯ-ḥaz-zêq}, indicating a reflexive collective action by ha’am {הָעָ֖ם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people.’
Root and etymology
Rootchet–zayin–qof
“to be strong, strengthen”
In context — Judges 20:22
And the people of Israel strengthened themselves, each man, and they again prepared for battle in the place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:22, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥ק (vayitkhazek) 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.20.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.22.W1.S1) and character.