Judges 21:18:7Judg.21.18.W7TAB
כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ
kinishbeu
“for they swore”
- Transliteration
- ki-nish-be-U
- Extended
- kee-nihsh-beh-OO
- IPA
- /kiː.niʃ.bəˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for they swore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ki-nish-be-U
- phraseyour reading level
ki-nish-be-U ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ki-nish-be-U ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL le-MOR a-RUR no-TEN i-SHA le-vin-ya-MIN
- sentence
va-a-NAKH-nu LO nu-KHAL la-TET-la-HEM na-SHIM mib-be-no-TEI-nu ki-nish-be-U ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL le-MOR a-RUR no-TEN i-SHA le-vin-ya-MIN
Exegesis
The causal particle kī-nišbəʿû {כִּי־נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ | kī-nišbəʿû} ‘for they have sworn’ introduces the reason, with benê yiśrāʼēl {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | benê yiśrāʼēl} ‘sons of Israel’ as subject.
Root and etymology
sh-b-‘
“to swear”
In context — Judges 21:18
And we are not able to give them wives from our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, “Cursed is the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 21:18, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ (kinishbeu) 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.21.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.18.W7.S1) and character.