Deuteronomy 15:12:12Deut.15.12.W12TAB
תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ
teshallekhenu
“you shall send him away”
- Transliteration
- te-shal-le-KHE-nu
- Extended
- teh-shahl-leh-KHEH-noo
- IPA
- /təʃal.ləˈxenːuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall send him away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-shal-le-KHE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
te-shal-le-KHE-nu khof-SHI
- clause
u-va-sha-NAH ha-shvi-IT te-shal-le-KHE-nu khof-SHI me-im-MAKH
- sentence
ki-yim-ma-KHER le-KHA a-KHI-kha ha-iv-RI O ha-iv-ri-YAH va-a-vad-KHA SHESH sha-NIM u-va-sha-NAH ha-shvi-IT te-shal-le-KHE-nu khof-SHI me-im-MAKH
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect təšallēḥennū {תְּשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ | tə·šal·le·ḥe·nnū} issues the release command, reinforced by the adjective ḥāpšî {חָפְשִׁי | ḥā·pə·šî}, and the prepositional phrase mēʿimməḵā {מֵעִמָּךְ | mē·ʿim·mā·ḵa} specifies the origin of departure.
Root and etymology
sh-l-ch
“to send”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:12
If your brother the Hebrew man or the Hebrew woman is sold to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall send him away free from you .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 15:12, so the Hebrew word תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ (teshallekhenu) 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.15.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.12.W12.S1) and character.