Judges 21:20:7Judg.21.20.W7TAB
בַּכְּרָמִֽים׃
bakeramim
“in the vineyards”
- Transliteration
- ba-ke-ra-MIM
- Extended
- bah-keh-rah-MEEM
- IPA
- /bak.kəraˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the vineyards
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-ke-ra-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-rav-TEM ba-ke-ra-MIM
- clause
le-KHU va-a-rav-TEM ba-ke-ra-MIM
- 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 prepositional phrase baqqerāmîm {בַּכְּרָמִֽים | ba-qə-rā́-mîm} specifies location. English rendering preserves the sequence of commands and direct speech, placing the quotation at the point desired in Hebrew and maintaining the sense of strategic concealment.
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 21:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 21:20, so the Hebrew word בַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ (bakeramim) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.20.W7.S1) and character.