Deuteronomy 16:20:3Deut.16.20.W3TAB
תִּרְדֹּ֑ף
tirdof
“you shall pursue”
- Transliteration
- tir-DOF
- Extended
- tihr-DOHF
- IPA
- /tirˈdof/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall pursue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tir-DOF
- clause
tse-DEK tse-DEK tir-DOF
- sentence
tse-DEK tse-DEK tir-DOF le-MA-an tikh-YE ve-ya-RASH-ta et-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
Exegesis
The qal imperfect tirdof {תִּרְדֹּף | tir-dôp̄} ‘you shall pursue’ conveys ongoing action toward this goal.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:20
Pursue justice, justice, so that you may live and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 16:20, so the Hebrew word תִּרְדֹּ֑ף (tirdof) 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.16.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.20.W3.S1) and character.