Deuteronomy 15:19:11Deut.15.19.W11TAB
תַעֲבֹד֙
taavod
“do work”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-VOD
- Extended
- ta-ah-VOHD
- IPA
- /taʕaˈvoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- do work
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ta-a-VOD
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-a-VOD
- clause
LO ta-a-VOD biv-KHOR sho-RE-kha ve-LO ta-GOZ be-KHOR tso-NE-kha
- sentence
KOL-ha-be-KHOR a-SHER yi-va-LED biv-kar-KHA uv-tso-NKHA ha-za-KHAR tak-DISH la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LO ta-a-VOD biv-KHOR sho-RE-kha ve-LO ta-GOZ be-KHOR tso-NE-kha
Exegesis
Finally, the paired negatives lo ta’avod {לֹא תַעֲבֹד | lō̄ tĕ-ʿă-ḇōḏ} and ve-lo tagoz {וְלֹא תָגֹז | wĕ-lō̄ tā-ḡôz} form parallel prohibitions governing labor and shearing.
Root and etymology
ayin-bet-daletayin bet dalet
“to serve, work”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:19
Every firstborn male born in your herd and in your flock you shall set apart for the LORD your God . You must not work with the firstborn of your ox or shear the firstborn of your sheep.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 15:19, so the Hebrew word תַעֲבֹד֙ (taavod) 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.15.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.19.W11.S1) and character.