Nehemiah 13:11:2Neh.13.11.W2TAB
אֶת־הַסְּגָנִ֔ים
ethaseganim
“the”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-se-ga-NIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-seh-gah-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hassəɣaˈniːm/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ha-se-ga-NIM
- clause
va-a-RI-va et-ha-se-ga-NIM va-OM-ra ma-DU-a ne-e-ZAV BET-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-a-RI-va et-ha-se-ga-NIM va-OM-ra ma-DU-a ne-e-ZAV BET-ha-e-lo-HIM va-ek-be-TSEM va-a-a-mi-DEM al-a-me-DAM
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds through a sequence of vav-consecutive verbs, beginning with vaarivah {וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ | wâʾrîḇâ} ‘and I contended’, followed by the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introducing hasganim {הַסְּגָנִ֔ים | ha-sə-gānîm} ‘the officials’.
In context — Nehemiah 13:11
So I contended with the officials and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” Then I gathered them and stationed them at their posts.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Nehemiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַסְּגָנִ֔ים (ethaseganim) 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 Neh.13.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.11.W2.S1) and character.