Judges 20:48:9Judg.20.48.W9TAB
מְתִם֙
metim
“men”
- Transliteration
- me-TIM
- Extended
- meh-TIHM
- IPA
- /məˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
me-IR me-TIM
- clause
ve-ISH yis-ra-EL sha-VU el-be-NEI vin-ya-MIN va-yak-KUM le-fi-KHE-rev me-IR me-TIM ad-be-he-MA AD kal-ha-nim-TSA
- sentence
ve-ISH yis-ra-EL sha-VU el-be-NEI vin-ya-MIN va-yak-KUM le-fi-KHE-rev me-IR me-TIM ad-be-he-MA AD kal-ha-nim-TSA GAM kal-he-a-RIM ha-nim-tse-OT shil-KHU va-ESH
Root and etymology
m-w-tmem–waw–tav
“die, perish”
In context — Judges 20:48
And the men of Israel returned against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the sword —men and livestock of each city; then they burned every city they found.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:48:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 20:48, so the Hebrew word מְתִם֙ (metim) 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.20.48.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.48.W9.S1) and character.