Deuteronomy 19:18:3Deut.19.18.W3TAB

הֵיטֵ֑ב

heitev

diligently

Transliteration
hei-TEV
Extended
hei-TEEV
IPA
/hejˈteːv/

Meaning by language

English
diligently

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Result
הֵי + טֵ֑ב
hei + tev
heitev

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tett — emphatic
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    hei-TEV

  2. clause

    ve-dar-SHU ha-shof-TIM hei-TEV

  3. sentence

    ve-dar-SHU ha-shof-TIM hei-TEV ve-hin-NEH ed-SHE-ker ha-ED SHE-ker a-NA ve-a-KHI-v

Exegesis

The infinitive absolute hētēḇ {הֵיטֵ֑ב | hē·tēḇ} intensifies the verb, conveying the need for thorough examination.

In contextDeuteronomy 19:18

And the judges shall investigate thoroughly, and behold, if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsehood against his brother.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 19:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 19:18, so the Hebrew word הֵיטֵ֑ב (heitev) 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.19.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.18.W3.S1) and character.