Judges 20:5:10Judg.20.5.W10TAB
דִּמּ֣וּ
dimu
“they intended”
- Transliteration
- di-MU
- Extended
- dih-MOO
- IPA
- /diˈm.muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they intended
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
di-MU
- phraseyour reading level
di-MU la-ha-ROG
- clause
o-TI di-MU la-ha-ROG ve-et-pi-lag-SHI i-NU va-ta-MOT
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu a-LAI ba-a-LEI ha-giv-A va-ya-SO-vu a-LAI et-ha-BA-yit LAI-la o-TI di-MU la-ha-ROG ve-et-pi-lag-SHI i-NU va-ta-MOT
Exegesis
The perfect verb dimmu {דִּמּוּ | dîmmû} ‘they planned’ with the infinitive la-hă-rōg {לַהֲרֹג | la-hă-rōg} ‘to kill’ conveys intent.
In context — Judges 20:5
And the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they abused my concubine , and she died.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 20:5, so the Hebrew word דִּמּ֣וּ (dimu) 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.20.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.5.W10.S1) and character.