Judges 20:47:1Judg.20.47.W1TAB
וַיִּפְנ֞וּ
vayifnu
“and they turned”
- Transliteration
- va-yif-NU
- Extended
- vah-yihf-NUU
- IPA
- /vaj.jifˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they turned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yif-NU
- clause
va-yif-NU va-ya-NU-su ha-mid-be-RA el-SE-la ha-rim-MON SHESH me-OT ISH
- sentence
va-yif-NU va-ya-NU-su ha-mid-be-RA el-SE-la ha-rim-MON SHESH me-OT ISH va-yesh-VU be-SE-la rim-MON ar-ba-A kho-da-SHIM
Exegesis
Vayifnu {וַיִּפְנוּ | vayyipnû} “and they turned” precedes vayanusu {וַיָּנֻסוּ | vayanûsû} “and they fled,” creating a tight sequence.
In context — Judges 20:47
But six hundred men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and they dwelled at the rock of Rimmon for four months .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:47:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:47, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפְנ֞וּ (vayifnu) 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.20.47.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.47.W1.S1) and character.