Deuteronomy 19:15:13Deut.19.15.W13TAB
יָק֥וּם
yakum
“shall arise”
- Transliteration
- ya-KUM
- Extended
- yaa-KOOM
- IPA
- /ʕal.piː ʃəloˈʃaː.ʔeˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall arise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ya-KUM
- phraseyour reading level
ya-KUM da-VAR
- clause
al-PI she-NEI e-DEEM O al-PI she-lo-SHA-e-DEEM ya-KUM da-VAR
- sentence
LO-ya-KUM ED e-KHAD be-ISH le-KHOL-a-VON u-le-KHOL-khat-TAT be-KHOL-KHET a-sher ye-khe-TA al-PI she-NEI e-DEEM O al-PI she-lo-SHA-e-DEEM ya-KUM da-VAR
Exegesis
The verse follows a protasis–apodosis legal structure introduced by the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ and the verb yaqum {יָקוּם | yāqūm} ‘stand’, prohibiting claims based on a single ed echad {עֵד אֶחָד | ʿēd ʾeḥād} ‘one witness’.
The clausula returns to yaqum davar {יָקוּם דָּבָר | yāqūm dāwār} ‘a matter shall stand’, forming an inclusio that emphasizes the conditional and resultant nature of legal judgments. English renders 'stand' and 'matter/case' to reflect the Hebrew legal imagery.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:15
A single witness shall not stand against a person for any iniquity or for any sin, concerning any offense which he may commit; a matter shall be established by the testimony of two witnesses or by the testimony of three witnesses.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:15:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 19:15, so the Hebrew word יָק֥וּם (yakum) 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.19.15.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.15.W13.S1) and character.