Judges 21:4:5Judg.21.4.W5TAB
וַיִּבְנוּ־שָׁ֖ם
vayivnusham
“and they built there”
- Transliteration
- va-yiv-NU-SHAM
- Extended
- vah-yihv-NOO-SHAAM
- IPA
- /vaj.jivˈnuː.ʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they built there
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yiv-NU-SHAM
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kho-RAT va-yash-ki-MU ha-AM va-yiv-NU-SHAM miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kho-RAT va-yash-ki-MU ha-AM va-yiv-NU-SHAM miz-BE-akh va-ya-a-LU o-LOT u-she-la-MIM
Exegesis
The sequence continues with vayivnu {וַיִּבְנוּ | wayyibnû} ‘they built’ and the locative sham {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’ situating the work at mizbeach {מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbēaḥ} ‘altar’.
In context — Judges 21:4
And it happened on the next day that the people rose early, and they built an altar there, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings .
About this coordinate
Judges 21:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 21:4, so the Hebrew word וַיִּבְנוּ־שָׁ֖ם (vayivnusham) 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.21.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.4.W5.S1) and character.