Deuteronomy 17:18:9Deut.17.18.W9TAB
הַתּוֹרָ֤ה
hatora
“of the law”
- Transliteration
- ha-to-RA
- Extended
- hah-toh-RAH
- IPA
- /hatoˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the law
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-to-RA
- phraseyour reading level
et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT
- clause
ve-ka-TAV LO et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT al-SE-fer mil-lif-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO AL ki-SE mam-lakh-TO ve-ka-TAV LO et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT al-SE-fer mil-lif-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The following vav-consecutive wə-kha-tav {וְכָתַב | wə-ḥā-tav} ‘and he shall write’ issues the directive, with ʾet mishneh ha-torah ha-zot {אֶת־מִשְׁנֵה הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת | ʾet miš-nê hā-tō-rāh hā-zōṯ} ‘a copy of this law’ as the direct object.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–heh
“direction, instruction”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:18
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, taken from the scroll that is before the priests, the Levites .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 17:18, so the Hebrew word הַתּוֹרָ֤ה (hatora) 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.17.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.18.W9.S1) and character.