Deuteronomy 19:16:2Deut.19.16.W2TAB
עֵד־חָמָ֖
edkhamas
“a malicious witness”
- Transliteration
- ed-kha-MAS
- Extended
- EHD-kha-MAAS
- IPA
- /ʕeːd.xaˈmaːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- a malicious witness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ed-kha-MAS
- phraseyour reading level
kee-ya-KUM ed-kha-MAS
- clause
kee-ya-KUM ed-kha-MAS be-ISH
- sentence
kee-ya-KUM ed-kha-MAS be-ISH la-a-NOT BO sa-RAH
Exegesis
The construct chain ʿêd ḥāmās {עֵד־חָמָס | ʿêd-ḥā-mās} functions as a compound noun specifying a malicious witness.
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-dʿayin–waw–dalet
“to witness, give testimony”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:16
If a malicious witness arises against a man to testify against him regarding wrongdoing .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 19:16, so the Hebrew word עֵד־חָמָ֖ (edkhamas) 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.19.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.16.W2.S1) and character.