Deuteronomy 15:11:8Deut.15.11.W8TAB
מְצַוְּךָ֙
metsavkha
“am commanding you”
- Transliteration
- me-tsav-KHA
- Extended
- meh-tsav-KHAH
- IPA
- /mətsavˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- am commanding you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
me-tsav-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA
- clause
al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
- sentence
KI LO-yekh-DAL ev-YON mi-KE-rev ha-A-retz al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
Exegesis
The transitional phrase ʿal-kēn {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kēן} ‘therefore’ introduces the emphatic pronoun ʾănōkî {אָנֹכִי | ʾănōkî} ‘I’, followed by the Piel participle mĕṣavvĕkā {מְצַוְּךָ | mĕṣavvĕkā} ‘commanding you’.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor will never cease from the midst of the land ; therefore I command you to open your hand to your brother, to the poor, and to the needy in your land.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 15:11, so the Hebrew word מְצַוְּךָ֙ (metsavkha) 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.15.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.11.W8.S1) and character.