Deuteronomy 19:6:1Deut.19.6.W1TAB
פֶּן־יִרְדֹּף֩
penyirdof
“lest he pursue”
- Transliteration
- pen-YIR-dof
- Extended
- pehn-yeer-DOHF
- IPA
- /pɛn.jirˈdof/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest he pursue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pen-YIR-dof
- phraseyour reading level
pen-YIR-dof go-EL ha-DAM
- clause
pen-YIR-dof go-EL ha-DAM a-kha-REI ha-ro-TSE-akh ki-ye-KHAM le-va-VO ve-his-SI-go ki-yir-BEH ha-DE-rekh ve-hi-ka-HU NA-fesh
- sentence
pen-YIR-dof go-EL ha-DAM a-kha-REI ha-ro-TSE-akh ki-ye-KHAM le-va-VO ve-his-SI-go ki-yir-BEH ha-DE-rekh ve-hi-ka-HU NA-fesh ve-LO EIN mish-PAT-MA-vet KI LO so-NE HU LO mit-moL shil-SHOM
Exegesis
The verse opens with pen {פֶּן־יִרְדֹּף֩ | p̄en-yirdōf} ‘lest-he-pursues’, introducing a precautionary conditional.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:6
Lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer because his heart grows hot and he overtakes him—since the road is long—and strikes him so that he dies, though to him there is no judgment of death, for he did not hate him in time past, neither yesterday nor the day before.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 19:6, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־יִרְדֹּף֩ (penyirdof) 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.19.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.6.W1.S1) and character.