Judges 20:30:10Judg.20.30.W10TAB
בְּפָֽעַם׃
befaam
“in a time”
- Transliteration
- be-fa-AM
- Extended
- beh-fah-AHM
- IPA
- /bəfaˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-fa-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-fa-AM be-fa-AM
- clause
va-ya-ar-KHU el-ha-giv-A ke-fa-AM be-fa-AM
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU be-NE-YIS-ra-EL el-be-NE vin-ya-MIN ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI va-ya-ar-KHU el-ha-giv-A ke-fa-AM be-fa-AM
Exegesis
Finally, the idiom kefa'am bepa'am {כְּפַ֥עַם בְּפָֽעַם | kə-fa‘am bə-fa‘am} ‘as at other times’ employs a prefixed noun pattern to express habitual recurrence. These features underscore both the progression of the narrative and the regular pattern of conflict.
Root and etymology
Root’am
“people, community”
In context — Judges 20:30
And the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day, and they arrayed themselves against Gibeah as at other times .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:30:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 20:30, so the Hebrew word בְּפָֽעַם׃ (befaam) 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.20.30.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.30.W10.S1) and character.