Deuteronomy 15:18:1Deut.15.18.W1TAB
לֹא־יִקְשֶׁ֣ה
loyiksheh
“It shall not be hard”
- Transliteration
- lo-yik-SHEH
- Extended
- loh-yik-SHEH
- IPA
- /loː.jiqˈʃɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- It shall not be hard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
lo-yik-SHEH
- phraseyour reading level
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha
- clause
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha be-shal-le-a-KHA o-TO khof-SHI me-im-MAKH ki mish-NEH se-KHAR sa-KHIR av-DE-kha SHESH sha-NIM
- sentence
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha be-shal-le-a-KHA o-TO khof-SHI me-im-MAKH ki mish-NEH se-KHAR sa-KHIR av-DE-kha SHESH sha-NIM u-ve-rakh-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL a-SHER ta-a-SEH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prohibitive particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’, framing the ensuing command.
The verb yiksheh {יִקְשֶׁה | yiqšeh} ‘it will be hard’ (Qal imperfect) conveys subjective difficulty.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:18
It must not be hard in your eyes when you send him away free , for he has served you six years—worth double the wage of a hired worker; and the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 15:18, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יִקְשֶׁ֣ה (loyiksheh) 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.15.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.18.W1.S1) and character.