Judges 20:44:1Judg.20.44.W1TAB
וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙
vayipplu
“and they fell”
- Transliteration
- va-yip-PLU
- Extended
- vah-yihp-PLUU
- IPA
- /vaj.jipˈpluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they fell
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yip-PLU
- clause
va-yip-PLU mib-bin-ya-MIN she-mo-NA-A-saR E-lef ISH
- sentence
va-yip-PLU mib-bin-ya-MIN she-mo-NA-A-saR E-lef ISH et-KOL-E-le an-she-KHA-yil
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive prefixed imperfect vayyippə̂lû {וַיִּפְּלוּ | vayyippə̂lû} ‘and they fell’, signaling sequential action.
In context — Judges 20:44
And there fell from Benjamin eighteen thousand men , and all these were men of valor .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:44:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:44, so the Hebrew word וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ (vayipplu) 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.20.44.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.44.W1.S1) and character.