Judges 20:43:1Judg.20.43.W1TAB
כִּתְּר֤וּ
kitteru
“they surrounded”
- Transliteration
- kit-te-RU
- Extended
- kih-teh-RUU
- IPA
- /kit.təˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they surrounded
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kit-te-RU
- phraseyour reading level
kit-te-RU et-bin-ya-MIN
- clause
kit-te-RU et-bin-ya-MIN hir-di-FU-hu me-nu-KHA hid-ri-KHU-hu
- sentence
kit-te-RU et-bin-ya-MIN hir-di-FU-hu me-nu-KHA hid-ri-KHU-hu AD NO-khakh ha-giv-A mim-miz-RAKH-sha-MESH
Exegesis
The verse opens with kitteru {כִּתְּרוּ | kiṭ-ṭə-rû} “they surrounded,” which, with the object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet}, directs the action toward binyamin {בִּנְיָמִן | bin·ya·mîn}.
Root and etymology
k-t-rkaf–tav–resh
“to encircle”
In context — Judges 20:43
They surrounded Binyamin and pursued him. From Menuchah they trampled him down until opposite Givah toward the sunrise .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:43, so the Hebrew word כִּתְּר֤וּ (kitteru) 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.20.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.43.W1.S1) and character.