Ruth 2:7:3Ruth.2.7.W3TAB
וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י
veasafti
“and I will gather”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-SAF-ti
- Extended
- veh-ah-SAHF-tih
- IPA
- /wəʔaːˈsaf.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will gather
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| 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
ve-a-SAF-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM
- clause
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM
- sentence
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM va-ta-VO va-ta-a-MOD me-AZ ha-BO-ker ve-ad-a-TA ZE shiv-TA ha-BA-yit me-AT
Exegesis
The conjunction wa and perfect ve-asap̄tī {וְאָסַפְתִּי | wə-ʾā-sap̄-tî} ‘and I will gather’ continues the sequential narrative, with baʿōmarīm {בָֽעֳמָרִים | bā-ʿō-mā-rîm} ‘among the sheaves’ specifying the location.
In context — Ruth 2:7
She said, “Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.” And she came and has stood from the morning until now; her sitting in the house was only a little .
About this coordinate
Ruth 2:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ruth 2:7, so the Hebrew word וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י (veasafti) 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 Ruth.2.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.2.7.W3.S1) and character.