Deuteronomy 15:13:6Deut.15.13.W6TAB
רֵיקָֽם׃
reikam
“empty-handed”
- Transliteration
- rei-KAM
- Extended
- rei-KAAM
- IPA
- /rejˈkaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- empty-handed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rei-KAM
- clause
LO te-shal-le-KHE-nu rei-KAM
- sentence
ve-KHI-te-shal-le-KHE-nu khof-SHI me-im-MAKH LO te-shal-le-KHE-nu rei-KAM
Exegesis
The apodosis employs the prohibition lōʾ teshallchenu reikam {לֹ֥א תְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ רֵיקָֽם | lōʾ tə-šal-le-ḥê-nû rē-qâm} ‘you shall not send him away empty’, repeating the verb to reinforce the legal command. This chiastic repetition around opposing adverbs (khofshi vs reikam) underscores the moral imperative to ensure provision when granting freedom.
Root and etymology
r-y-q
“empty”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:13
And when you release him as a free person from your presence, you must not send him away empty-handed .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 15:13, so the Hebrew word רֵיקָֽם׃ (reikam) 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.15.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.13.W6.S1) and character.