Judges 20:34:11Judg.20.34.W11TAB
וְהֵם֙
vehem
“but they”
- Transliteration
- ve-HEM
- Extended
- veh-HEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈheːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but they
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-HEM
- clause
ve-HEM LO ya-de-U ki-no-GA-at a-le-HEM ha-ra-A
- sentence
va-yo-VU mi-NE-ged la-giv-A a-se-RET a-la-FIM ISH ba-KHUR mi-kol-yis-ra-EL ve-ha-mil-kha-MA ka-ve-DA ve-HEM LO ya-de-U ki-no-GA-at a-le-HEM ha-ra-A
Exegesis
The clause we-hem lō yāḏə’ū {וְהֵם לֹא יָדְעוּ | we-hem lō yā-ḏə-’ū} ‘and they did not know’ introduces dramatic irony, leading into kī nōġa’āt ’ălêhem hā-rā’āh {כִּי־נֹגַעַת עֲלֵיהֶם הָרָעָה | kī nō-ġa-’āt ’ă-lê-hem hā-rā-’āh} ‘for disaster was approaching upon them’, where the participle conveys imminent threat. The formal translation preserves Hebrew word order for narrative tension, while the dynamic version smooths phrasing for readability.
In context — Judges 20:34
Ten thousand chosen men from all Israel came against Gibeah , and the battle was heavy . They did not know that disaster was reaching upon them.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:34:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 20:34, so the Hebrew word וְהֵם֙ (vehem) 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.20.34.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.34.W11.S1) and character.