Deuteronomy 21:14:5Deut.21.14.W5TAB
וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙
veshilakhtah
“then you shall let her go”
- Transliteration
- ve-shi-lakh-TAH
- Extended
- veh-shil-LAKH-TAH
- IPA
- /vəʃilːaxˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then you shall let her go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-shi-lakh-TAH
- clause
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
- 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 Piel perfect with vav-consecutive ve-shillaḥtāh lə-nafšāh {וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ לְנַפְשָׁהּ | wə-šil-laḥ-tāh lə-naf-šāh} marks her release.
Root and etymology
š-l-ḥ
“to send away”
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 21:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 21:14, so the Hebrew word וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ (veshilakhtah) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.14.W5.S1) and character.