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

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + סֶ֣ + לַע
be + se + la
besela

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Samekhs as in sit
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-SE-la

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-SE-la rim-MON

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextJudges 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.