Judges 20:7:9Judg.20.7.W9TAB
הֲלֹֽם׃
halom
“here”
- Transliteration
- ha-LOM
- Extended
- hah-LOHM
- IPA
- /hăˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- here
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LOM
- clause
ha-VU la-KHEM da-VAR ve-ET-sa ha-LOM
- sentence
hi-NE khul-le-KHEM be-NE yis-ra-EL ha-VU la-KHEM da-VAR ve-ET-sa ha-LOM
Exegesis
The adverb halom {הֲלֹֽם | ḥă-lōm} ‘here’ specifies the location of the assembly’s deliberation. The Hebrew structure moves from summons to vocative to directive, preserving the urgency and communal focus in translation.
Root and etymology
“here, in this place”
In context — Judges 20:7
Behold, all of you, sons of Israel, give here your word and counsel .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 20:7, so the Hebrew word הֲלֹֽם׃ (halom) 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.20.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.7.W9.S1) and character.