Judges 21:5:9Judg.21.5.W9TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.rɑːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
mik-kol-shiv-TE yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yo-me-RU be-NE yis-ra-EL MI a-SHER lo-A-la ba-ka-HAL mik-kol-shiv-TE yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU be-NE yis-ra-EL MI a-SHER lo-A-la ba-ka-HAL mik-kol-shiv-TE yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-VAH KI ha-she-vu-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ye-TA la-a-SHER lo-A-la el-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-PA le-mor MOT yu-MAT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayomeru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyōʾmerū} ‘and they said’, introducing direct speech by the sons of Israel (bennê yiśrāʾēl {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bennê yiśrāʾēl}).
The phrase baqqāhāl mikkōl šivṯê yiśrāʾēl ʾel YHWH {בַקָּהָל מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה | baqqāhāl mikkōl šivṯê yiśrāʾēl ʾel YHWH} ‘in the assembly from all the tribes of Israel to the LORD’ defines the communal gathering.
Root and etymology
y-š-r
“upright, straight”
In context — Judges 21:5
And the sons of Israel said, “Who is there of all the tribes of Israel who did not go up in the assembly to the LORD ? For the great oath had been taken concerning anyone who did not go up to the LORD at Mizpah, saying, ‘He shall surely be put to death.’”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 21:5, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yisrael) 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.21.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.5.W9.S1) and character.