Judges 21:14:11Judg.21.14.W11TAB
יָבֵ֣שׁ
yavesh
“Jabesh”
- Transliteration
- ya-VESH
- Extended
- yaa-VEHSH
- IPA
- /jaːˈvɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jabesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-VESH
- phraseyour reading level
ya-VESH gil-AD
- clause
va-ya-SHAV bin-ya-MIN ba-ET ha-HI va-yit-NU la-HEM ha-na-SHIM a-SHER khi-YU min-ne-SHE ya-VESH gil-AD
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV bin-ya-MIN ba-ET ha-HI va-yit-NU la-HEM ha-na-SHIM a-SHER khi-YU min-ne-SHE ya-VESH gil-AD ve-LO-ma-tse-U la-HEM KEN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase min neshei Yavesh-Gil‘ad {מִנְּשֵׁי יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד | min nešêy Yāvēš Gil‘āḏ} specifies origin.
In context — Judges 21:14
So Benjamin returned at that time, and they gave them the women whom they had kept alive from the women of Jabesh Gilead. But they did not find enough for them.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 21:14, so the Hebrew word יָבֵ֣שׁ (yavesh) 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.21.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.14.W11.S1) and character.