Deuteronomy 16:19:7Deut.16.19.W7TAB
שֹׁ֔חַד
shokhad
“a bribe”
- Transliteration
- SHO-khad
- Extended
- SHOH-khahd
- IPA
- /ˈʃoːħað/
Meaning by language
- English
- a bribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHO-khad
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ti-KAKH SHO-khad
- clause
ve-LO-ti-KAKH SHO-khad KI ha-SHO-khad ye-a-VER ei-NEI kha-kha-MIM vi-sa-LEF div-REI tsa-di-KIM
- sentence
LO-ta-TEH mish-PAT LO ta-KIR pa-NIM ve-LO-ti-KAKH SHO-khad KI ha-SHO-khad ye-a-VER ei-NEI kha-kha-MIM vi-sa-LEF div-REI tsa-di-KIM
Exegesis
The coordinating we-lo {וְלֹא | wə-lō} plus Qal imperfect tiqqakh {תִקַּח | tiq-qāḥ} introduces the prohibition against shokhad {שֹׁחַד | šō-ḥaḏ} ‘bribe.’
Root and etymology
š-kh-dshin-ḥet-dalet
“to bribe”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not pervert justice, you shall not show favor , and you shall not accept a bribe, for the bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 16:19, so the Hebrew word שֹׁ֔חַד (shokhad) 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.16.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.19.W7.S1) and character.