Judges 20:43:5Judg.20.43.W5TAB
הִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּ
hidrikhuhu
“they trod him down”
- Transliteration
- hid-ri-KHU-hu
- Extended
- hih-deh-rih-KHU-oo
- IPA
- /hid.riˈxuː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they trod him down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hid-ri-KHU-hu
- 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 successive Hiphil verbs hirdifu-hu {הִרְדִיפֻהוּ | hir·dî·pû·hû} “they pursued him” and hidrikhuhu {הִדְרִיכֻהוּ | hid·rî·ḵû·hû} “they trampled him down” intensify the chase.
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 20:43:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 20:43, so the Hebrew word הִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּ (hidrikhuhu) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.43.W5.S1) and character.