Judges 21:13:7Judg.21.13.W7TAB
בְּסֶ֣לַע
besela
“at the rock of”
- Transliteration
- be-SE-la
- Extended
- beh-SEH-lah
- IPA
- /bəˈsɛ.laʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the rock of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-SE-la
- phraseyour reading level
be-SE-la rim-MON
- clause
va-yish-le-KHU kol-ha-e-DA va-ye-dab-REU el-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN a-SHEr be-SE-la rim-MON
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU kol-ha-e-DA va-ye-dab-REU el-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN a-SHEr be-SE-la rim-MON va-yik-re-U la-HEM sha-LOM
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘who’ specifies the location bəṣelaʿ rimmōn {בְּסֶלַע רִמּוֹן | bəṣelaʿ rimmōn} ‘at the rock of Rimmon’.
Root and etymology
Rootsamekh–lamed–ayin
“rock, crag”
In context — Judges 21:13
Then the entire assembly sent messengers and spoke to the sons of Benjamin, who were at the rock of Rimmon, and they called to them, “Peace .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 21:13, so the Hebrew word בְּסֶ֣לַע (besela) 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.21.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.13.W7.S1) and character.