Deuteronomy 13:5:20Deut.13.5.W20TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:6
צִוְּךָ
tsivkha
“commanded you”
- Transliteration
- tsiv-KHA
- Extended
- tsiv-KHAH
- IPA
- /tsivˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- commanded you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsiv-KHA
- sentence
ve-ha-na-VI ha-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU yu-MAT KI di-BER-SA-ra al-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem ha-mo-TZI et-KHEM me-E-retz mits-RA-yim ve-ha-ped-KHA mi-BEIT a-va-DIM le-ha-di-KHA min-ha-DE-rekh a-SHER tsiv-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha la-LE-khet BAH u-vi-AR-ta ha-RA mi-ker-BE-kha
Exegesis
The infinitive lə-had-dîaḵā {לְהַדִּיחֲךָ | lə-had-dî-ḥā} expresses intent to mislead, linked by ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} to the command ṣivwə-khā {צִוְּךָ | ṣiv-və-khā}.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:5
And that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, for he has spoken rebellion against the LORD your God , who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to draw you away from the way that the LORD your God commanded you to walk in. You shall purge the evil from your midst.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:5:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Deuteronomy 13:5, so the Hebrew word צִוְּךָ (tsivkha) 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 Deut.13.5.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.5.W20.S1) and character.