Judges 21:7:8Judg.21.7.W8TAB
לְבִלְתִּ֛י
levilti
“not to”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI
- Extended
- leh-vihl-TEE
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not to
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-vil-TI
- 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 infinitive chain ləvilṭî tet-lāhem {לְבִלְתִּי תֵּת־לָהֶם | ləvilṭî tēṯ-lāhem} combines negative particle and infinitive construct to express prohibition.
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 21:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 21:7, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּ֛י (levilti) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.7.W8.S1) and character.