Deuteronomy 15:5:13Deut.15.5.W13TAB
מְצַוְּךָ֖
metsavekha
“command you”
- Transliteration
- me-tsa-VE-kha
- Extended
- meh-tsav-VEH-kha
- IPA
- /mətsavˈveːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- command you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-tsa-VE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-no-KHI me-tsa-VE-kha
- clause
lish-MOR la-a-SOT ET-kol-ha-mits-VAH ha-ZOT a-SHER a-no-KHI me-tsa-VE-kha ha-YOM
- sentence
RAK IM-sha-MO-a tish-MA be-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha lish-MOR la-a-SOT ET-kol-ha-mits-VAH ha-ZOT a-SHER a-no-KHI me-tsa-VE-kha ha-YOM
Exegesis
Finally, the relative clause asher anochi metzavekha {אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ | ’ă-šer ’ā-nō-ḵî mê-ṣaw-wek-ḥā} underscores the present, ongoing nature of God’s command.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:5
Only if you truly listen to the voice of the LORD your God , to keep and to do all this commandment which I command you today.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 15:5, so the Hebrew word מְצַוְּךָ֖ (metsavekha) 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.15.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.5.W13.S1) and character.