Judges 21:10:13Judg.21.10.W13TAB
אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י
etyoshevei
“{direct object marker} the inhabitants of”
- Transliteration
- et-yo-she-VEI
- Extended
- eht-yoh-sheh-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.joːʃ.ˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the inhabitants of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-yo-she-VEI
- phraseyour reading level
et-yo-she-VEI ya-VESH gil-AD
- clause
va-ye-tsa-VU o-TAM le-MOR le-KHU ve-hi-KI-tem et-yo-she-VEI ya-VESH gil-AD le-fi-KHE-rev ve-ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU-SHAM ha-e-DA she-NEIM-a-SAHR E-lef ISH mib-be-NEI he-kha-YIL va-ye-tsa-VU o-TAM le-MOR le-KHU ve-hi-KI-tem et-yo-she-VEI ya-VESH gil-AD le-fi-KHE-rev ve-ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF
Exegesis
The object marker ’et–yōšəḇê {אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵי | ʾet-yōšəḇê} identifies Jabesh Gilead as the target.
In context — Judges 21:10
So the assembly sent twelve thousand men from the sons of valor, and they commanded them, saying, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead by the edge of the sword, including the women and the little ones .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 21:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י (etyoshevei) 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.21.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.10.W13.S1) and character.