Judges 20:37:9Judg.20.37.W9TAB
לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
lefikharev
“with the edge of the sword”
- Transliteration
- le-fi-KHA-rev
- Extended
- leh-fee-KHAA-rehv
- IPA
- /ləfiːˈħaːrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the edge of the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-fi-KHA-rev
- clause
va-yim-SHOKH ha-o-REV va-YAKH et-kol-ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-ha-o-REV he-KHI-shu va-yip-she-TU el-ha-giv-A va-yim-SHOKH ha-o-REV va-YAKH et-kol-ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase lefi-charēv {לְפִי־חָֽרֶב | lə-p̄î-ḥā-reḇ} ‘by the mouth of the sword’ signals total destruction, and the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks the entire city as the specific target.
Root and etymology
ח־ר־ב
“sword, blade”
In context — Judges 20:37
And the ambush hurried and rushed toward Gibeah; then they drew out and struck down the entire city by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:37:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 20:37, so the Hebrew word לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ (lefikharev) 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.20.37.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.37.W9.S1) and character.