Judges 21:20:1Judg.21.20.W1TAB
וַיְצַוֻ֕וּ
vayetsavu
“and they commanded”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-tsa-VU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-tsah-VUH
- IPA
- /vaj.jətsaˈvu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they commanded
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-tsa-VU
- clause
va-ye-tsa-VU et-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-tsa-VU et-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN le-MOR le-KHU va-a-rav-TEM ba-ke-ra-MIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Ketiv vitzu {וייצו | vî-ṣû} and is read as the Qere vayyetsavvu {וַיְצַוֻ֕וּ | wayyĕṣawwû}, a vav-consecutive Piel imperfect verb that introduces an authoritative directive.
In context — Judges 21:20
And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and set an ambush in the vineyards .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 21:20, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַוֻ֕וּ (vayetsavu) 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.21.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.20.W1.S1) and character.