Deuteronomy 15:12:4Deut.15.12.W4TAB
הָֽעִבְרִ֗י
haivri
“the Hebrew man”
- Transliteration
- ha-iv-RI
- Extended
- hah-iv-REE
- IPA
- /ha.ʕivˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Hebrew man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-iv-RI
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHI-kha ha-iv-RI
- clause
ki-yim-ma-KHER le-KHA a-KHI-kha ha-iv-RI O ha-iv-ri-YAH va-a-vad-KHA SHESH sha-NIM
- 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 dative construction ləḵā ʾāḥîḵā haʿîvrî {לְךָ אָחִיךָ הָעִבְרִי | lə·ḵā ʾā·ḥî·ḵā ha·ʿî·brî} expresses possession.
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 15:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 15:12, so the Hebrew word הָֽעִבְרִ֗י (haivri) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.12.W4.S1) and character.