Deuteronomy 19:13:5Deut.19.13.W5TAB
דַֽם־הַנָּקִ֛י
damhanaki
“the blood of the innocent”
- Transliteration
- dam-ha-na-KI
- Extended
- dahm-hah-nah-KEE
- IPA
- /dam.hannaˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the blood of the innocent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
dam-ha-na-KI
- phraseyour reading level
u-vi-AR-ta dam-ha-na-KI
- clause
u-vi-AR-ta dam-ha-na-KI mi-yis-ra-EL ve-TOV LAKH
- sentence
LO-ta-KHOS ei-ne-KHA a-LAV u-vi-AR-ta dam-ha-na-KI mi-yis-ra-EL ve-TOV LAKH
Exegesis
The compound term dam-hanaqi {דַֽם־הַנָּקִ֛י | dam-ha-nā-qî} ‘innocent blood’ intensifies the reproach against the shedding of life.
Root and etymology
d-m-mdalet–mem–mem
“blood, life-fluid”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:13
You shall not have pity upon him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel , and it will be good for you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 19:13, so the Hebrew word דַֽם־הַנָּקִ֛י (damhanaki) 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.19.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.13.W5.S1) and character.