Deuteronomy 15:18:5Deut.15.18.W5TAB
חָפְשִׁי֙
khofshi
“free”
- Transliteration
- khof-SHI
- Extended
- khof-SHEE
- IPA
- /ħaːfˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- free
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khof-SHI
- 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 phrase oto chofshi {אֹתוֹ חָפְשִׁי | ʼōtô ḥōp̄šî} ‘him free’ emphasizes complete emancipation.
Root and etymology
“to be free”
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 15:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 15:18, so the Hebrew word חָפְשִׁי֙ (khofshi) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.18.W5.S1) and character.