Deuteronomy 21:13:16Deut.21.13.W16TAB
וּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּ
uvealtah
“and be her husband”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-al-TAH
- Extended
- oo-veh-al-TAAH
- IPA
- /uvəʕalˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and be her husband
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-ve-al-TAH
- clause
ve-a-KHAR KEN ta-VO e-le-HA u-ve-al-TAH ve-ha-ye-TA le-KHA le-ish-HA
- sentence
ve-he-si-RA et-SIM-lat shiv-YAH me-a-LE-ha ve-yash-VA be-vei-TE-kha u-vakh-TA et-a-vi-HA ve-et-im-MAH YE-rakh ya-MIM ve-a-KHAR KEN ta-VO e-le-HA u-ve-al-TAH ve-ha-ye-TA le-KHA le-ish-HA
Exegesis
The connector ve’achar ken {וְאַחַר כֵּן | wä·’aḥăr kên} “and after this” introduces the marital phase with tavo {תָּבוֹא | ṯā·ḇō·’} “you shall enter” and uve’altah {וּבְעַלְתָּהּ | ū·bə·’ăl·tāh} “and you shall marry her,” culminating in vehayetah lekha le’ishah {וְהָיְתָה לְךָ לְאִשָּׁה | wä·hā·yə·tāh lə·ḵā lə·’îš·šāh} “and she shall be for you for a wife.” The chaining of vav consecutive forms underscores procedural progression.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-v-l
“yoke, burden”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:13
Then she shall take off the garment of her captivity and remain in your house; she shall weep for her father and her mother a full month . After that, you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be to you as a wife.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 21:13, so the Hebrew word וּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּ (uvealtah) 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.21.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.13.W16.S1) and character.