Judges 21:7:10Judg.21.7.W10TAB
מִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּ
mibbenotenu
“from our daughters”
- Transliteration
- mib-be-no-TE-nu
- Extended
- mihb-beh-noh-TEE-noo
- IPA
- /mib.bənɔːˈteːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from our daughters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mib-be-no-TE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
TET-la-HEM mib-be-no-TE-nu
- clause
va-a-NAH-khe-nu nish-ba-NU va-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI TET-la-HEM mib-be-no-TE-nu le-na-SHIM
- sentence
ma-na-a-SE la-HEM la-no-ta-RIM le-na-SHIM va-a-NAH-khe-nu nish-ba-NU va-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI TET-la-HEM mib-be-no-TE-nu le-na-SHIM
Exegesis
The final mibnoteinu lənāšīm {מִבְּנוֹתֵינוּ לְנָשִׁים | mibbənōṯênū lənāšīm} ‘from our daughters for wives’ restates the parties affected. Hebrew word order places the oath rationale after the dilemma, mirroring ancient legal narrative structure.
Root and etymology
RootBet–Nun–He
“to build; daughter”
In context — Judges 21:7
What shall we do for them, for those who remain , for wives? For we have sworn by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters as wives.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 21:7, so the Hebrew word מִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּ (mibbenotenu) 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.21.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.7.W10.S1) and character.