Deuteronomy 21:14:10Deut.21.14.W10TAB
לֹא־תִתְעַמֵּ֣ר
lotitamer
“you shall not treat her as a slave”
- Transliteration
- lo-tit-a-MER
- Extended
- loh-tit-ah-MEHr
- IPA
- /loː.tit.ʕamˈmeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall not treat her as a slave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-tit-a-MER
- phraseyour reading level
lo-tit-a-MER BAH
- clause
lo-tit-a-MER BAH TA-khat a-SHER in-ni-TAH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA IM-LO kha-fats-TA BAH ve-shi-lakh-TAH le-naf-SHAH u-ma-KHOR lo-tim-ke-RE-na ba-KA-sef lo-tit-a-MER BAH TA-khat a-SHER in-ni-TAH
Exegesis
The reflexive Hitpael lo-titammer bah {לֹא־תִתְעַמֵּר בָּהּ | lō-tit-ʿam-mēr bāh} forbids enslavement.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:14
And it shall be, if you do not delight in her, you shall send her away to herself, and you shall not sell her for silver, you shall not treat her as a slave , because you have afflicted her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 21:14, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תִתְעַמֵּ֣ר (lotitamer) 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.21.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.14.W10.S1) and character.