Deuteronomy 15:12:6Deut.15.12.W6TAB
הָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔ה
haivriyah
“the Hebrew woman”
- Transliteration
- ha-iv-ri-YAH
- Extended
- hah-iv-ree-YAAH
- IPA
- /ha.ʕiv.riˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Hebrew woman
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-iv-ri-YAH
- 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 15:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 15:12, so the Hebrew word הָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔ה (haivriyah) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.12.W6.S1) and character.