Nehemiah 13:24:4Neh.13.24.W4TAB

אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית

ashdodit

Ashdodite

Transliteration
ash-do-DIT
Extended
ahsh-doh-DEET
IPA
/ʔaʃdoːˈdiːt/

Meaning by language

English
Ashdodite

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אַשְׁ + דּוֹ + דִ֔ית
ash + do + dit
ashdodit

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Daletd as in door
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ash-do-DIT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    me-da-BER ash-do-DIT

  3. clause

    u-ve-ne-HEM kha-TSI me-da-BER ash-do-DIT ve-e-NAM ma-ki-RIM le-da-BER ye-hu-DIT

  4. sentence

    u-ve-ne-HEM kha-TSI me-da-BER ash-do-DIT ve-e-NAM ma-ki-RIM le-da-BER ye-hu-DIT ve-khil-SHON AM va-AM

Exegesis

The feminine adjective ashdodit {אַשְׁדּוֹדִית | ʾaš-do-ḏîṯ} specifies the dialect.

In contextNehemiah 13:24

Half of their children spoke Ashdodite , and they did not know how to speak Judean, but according to the language of each people .

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Nehemiah 13:24, so the Hebrew word אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית (ashdodit) 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.13.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.24.W4.S1) and character.