Deuteronomy 15:17:11Deut.15.17.W11TAB
לַאֲמָתְךָ֖
laamatkha
“to your female slave”
- Transliteration
- la-a-mat-KHA
- Extended
- lah-ah-maht-KHA
- IPA
- /laʔaˈmat.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your female slave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-a-mat-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AF la-a-mat-KHA
- clause
ve-AF la-a-mat-KHA ta-a-SE-KEN
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO u-va-DE-let ve-ha-YA le-KHA E-ved o-LAM ve-AF la-a-mat-KHA ta-a-SE-KEN
Exegesis
The parallel clause veaf leamatkha taasehken {וְאַף לַאֲמָתְךָ תַּעֲשֶׂה־כֵּן | wə-ʾap̄ la-ʾǎ-māt-ḵā ta-ʿă-śē-ken} mirrors the procedure for both male and female servants, ensuring symmetry.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:17
And you shall take the awl , pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. And you shall do the same for your maidservant .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 15:17, so the Hebrew word לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ (laamatkha) 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.15.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.17.W11.S1) and character.