Nehemiah 13:11:7Neh.13.11.W7TAB
וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם
vaekbetsem
“and I gathered them”
- Transliteration
- va-ek-be-TSEM
- Extended
- vaa-ehk-beh-TSEEM
- IPA
- /vaːʔɛq.bəˈtseːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I gathered them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ek-be-TSEM
- clause
va-ek-be-TSEM va-a-a-mi-DEM al-a-me-DAM
- 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 account resumes with vaekbetzem {וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם | wâʾəqbeṣêm} ‘and I gathered them’ and va’amidem {וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם | wâʾaʿmîdêm} ‘and I stationed them’.
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 13:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Nehemiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם (vaekbetsem) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.11.W7.S1) and character.