Judges 21:19:3Judg.21.19.W3TAB
חַג־יְהוָ֨ה
khagyehovah
“a feast of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- khag-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- khahg-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ħaɡ.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a feast of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
khag-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE khag-ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru hi-NE khag-ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO mi-ya-MIM ya-mi-MA a-SHER mits-tse-fo-NA le-VET-EL miz-re-KHA ha-SHE-mesh lim-si-LA ha-o-LA mib-BET-EL she-KHE-ma
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru hi-NE khag-ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO mi-ya-MIM ya-mi-MA a-SHER mits-tse-fo-NA le-VET-EL miz-re-KHA ha-SHE-mesh lim-si-LA ha-o-LA mib-BET-EL she-KHE-ma u-min-NE-gev lil-le-vo-NA
Exegesis
The construct phrase ḥạg yəhôwāh {חַג־יְהוָה | ḥạg yəhôwāh} ‘festival of the LORD’ specifies a divinely appointed worship event.
Root and etymology
ḥ-g-gḥ g g
“to circle”
In context — Judges 21:19
And they said, “Behold, there is a festival of the LORD in Shiloh, which occurs yearly, north of Bethel, east of the road that ascends from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 21:19, so the Hebrew word חַג־יְהוָ֨ה (khagyehovah) 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.21.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.19.W3.S1) and character.