Judges 21:7:11Judg.21.7.W11TAB
לְנָשִֽׁים׃
lenashim
“as wives”
- Transliteration
- le-na-SHIM
- Extended
- leh-naa-SHEEM
- IPA
- /lənɔːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- as wives
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-na-SHIM
- 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 phrase lənāšīm {לְנָשִׁים | lənāšīm} ‘for wives’ bookends the need for marital provision.
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
n-sh-m
“women, wives”
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 21:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 21:7, so the Hebrew word לְנָשִֽׁים׃ (lenashim) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.7.W11.S1) and character.