Deuteronomy 15:12:13Deut.15.12.W13TAB
חָפְשִׁ֖י
khofshi
“free”
- Transliteration
- khof-SHI
- Extended
- khof-SHEE
- IPA
- /ħofˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- free
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
khof-SHI
- 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
chet-pe-shinchet pe shin
“to be free”
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 15:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 15:12, so the Hebrew word חָפְשִׁ֖י (khofshi) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.12.W13.S1) and character.