Judges 20:23:10Judg.20.23.W10TAB

לָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙

lageshet

“to draw near”

Transliteration: la-GE-shet
Extended: laa-GEH-sheht
IPA: /laːˈɡɛʃɛt/

Meaning by language

English: to draw near

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

לָ + גֶ֙ + שֶׁת֙

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la + ge + shet

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lageshet

Alphabet Analysis

	Lamed	l as in law
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Gimel	g as in good
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Tav	t as in top

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Word in context

word
la-GE-shet
clause
va-ya-A-lu ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL va-yiv-KE-u lif-NEI-ye-ho-VAH ad-ha-E-rev va-yish-e-A-lu va-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-o-SIF la-GE-shet lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NEI vin-ya-MIN a-KHI
sentence
va-ya-A-lu ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL va-yiv-KE-u lif-NEI-ye-ho-VAH ad-ha-E-rev va-yish-e-A-lu va-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-o-SIF la-GE-shet lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NEI vin-ya-MIN a-KHI va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH a-LU e-LAV

Exegesis

The infinitive construct lē-’môr {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lē ’môr} introduces direct discourse, and the chain ha-’ōsîp̄ lā-ḡešēt la-milḥāmâh {הַאוֹסִ֗יף לָגֶשֶׁת לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | ha-’ō-sîp̄ lā-ḡešēt la-milḥāmâh} ‘if I continue to approach to battle’ conveys deliberation.

In context — Judges 20:23

And the sons of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I continue to go up to battle against the sons of Benjamin, my brother ?” And the LORD said, “Go up against him.”

About this coordinate

Judges 20:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 20:23, so the Hebrew word לָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙ (lageshet) 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.20.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.23.W10.S1) and character.

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