Deuteronomy 15:8:7Deut.15.8.W7TAB
דֵּ֚י
dei
“sufficient”
- Transliteration
- DEI
- Extended
- DEI
- IPA
- /deː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sufficient
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
DEI
- clause
ve-ha-a-VET ta-a-vi-TE-nu DEI makh-SO-ro a-SHER yekh-SAR LO
- sentence
ki-fa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-yad-KHA LO ve-ha-a-VET ta-a-vi-TE-nu DEI makh-SO-ro a-SHER yekh-SAR LO
Exegesis
The noun dei {דֵּי | dē} ‘enough’ combines with mahsoro {מַחְסֹר | ma-ḥō-sō-rô} ‘of his need’ to specify adequate provision.
Root and etymology
Rootqof-dalet-shin
“to make holy, set apart”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:8
But you shall surely open your hand to him and shall surely lend him enough for his need , whatever he may lack.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 15:8, so the Hebrew word דֵּ֚י (dei) 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.15.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.8.W7.S1) and character.