Judges 20:44:7Judg.20.44.W7TAB
אַנְשֵׁי־חָֽיִל׃
anshekhayil
“men of valor”
- Transliteration
- an-she-KHA-yil
- Extended
- ahn-sheh-KHAA-yihl
- IPA
- /ʔanʃeː.ˈħaːjil/
Meaning by language
- English
- men of valor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-she-KHA-yil
- clause
et-KOL-E-le an-she-KHA-yil
- 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
Finally, the construct chain ʾănāšē-ḥāyil {אַנְשֵׁי־חָיִל | ʾănāšē-ḥāyil} ‘men of valor’ attributes their character. English shifts the Hebrew VSO order to SVO for clarity while preserving numerical emphasis and collective identity.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-l
“strength, valor”
In context — Judges 20:44
And there fell from Benjamin eighteen thousand men , and all these were men of valor .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:44:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 20:44, so the Hebrew word אַנְשֵׁי־חָֽיִל׃ (anshekhayil) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.44.W7.S1) and character.