Deuteronomy 15:18:3Deut.15.18.W3TAB
בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֨
beshalleakha
“when you send away”
- Transliteration
- be-shal-le-a-KHA
- Extended
- beh-shal-LEH-a-kha
- IPA
- /bəʃal.leː.ħaˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- when you send away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-shal-le-a-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
be-shal-le-a-KHA o-TO khof-SHI
- 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 temporal clause beshallechacha {בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ | bə-šallêḥakāh} ‘when you send away’ (Pi’el infinitive construct) introduces the act of release.
Root and etymology
sh-l-ch
“to send”
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 15:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 15:18, so the Hebrew word בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֨ (beshalleakha) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.18.W3.S1) and character.