Deuteronomy 17:20:6Deut.17.20.W6TAB
מִן־הַמִּצְוָ֖ה
minhamitsvah
“from the commandment”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-mits-VAH
- Extended
- min-hah-meets-VAH
- IPA
- /min.hamitsˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the commandment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-mits-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
SUR min-ha-mits-VAH
- clause
le-vil-TI RUM-le-va-VO me-e-khaV u-le-vil-TI SUR min-ha-mits-VAH ya-MIN u-se-MOL
- sentence
le-vil-TI RUM-le-va-VO me-e-khaV u-le-vil-TI SUR min-ha-mits-VAH ya-MIN u-se-MOL le-MA-an ya-a-RIKH ya-MIM al-mam-lakh-TO HU u-va-NAV be-KE-rev yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase min-hamitzvah {מִן־הַמִּצְוָה | min-hā-mits-wāh} ‘from the commandment’ is followed by the coordinated objects yamin {יָמִין | yā-min} ‘right’ and ushemol {וּשְׂמֹאול | ū-sĕ-mō-ʾôl} ‘left’, creating an exhaustive orientation.
Root and etymology
ts-w-h
“to command”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:20
In order that his heart not be lifted above his brothers, and that he not deviate from the commandment to the right or to the left, thereby extending his days over his kingdom—he and his sons—within Israel .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 17:20, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַמִּצְוָ֖ה (minhamitsvah) 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.17.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.20.W6.S1) and character.