Deuteronomy 21:14:8Deut.21.14.W8TAB
לֹא־תִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּה
lotimkerena
“you shall not sell her”
- Transliteration
- lo-tim-ke-RE-na
- Extended
- loh-tim-keh-REH-nah
- IPA
- /loː.tim.kəˈrɛnːa/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall not sell her
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-tim-ke-RE-na
- phraseyour reading level
u-ma-KHOR lo-tim-ke-RE-na
- 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 infinitive u-māḵôr plus the Qal imperfect lo-timkerenah ba-kāsef {וּמָכֹר לֹא־תִמְכְּרֶנָּה בַּכָּסֶף | u-mā-ḵôr lō-ti-mkə-rē-nāh ba-kā-séf} prohibits sale for silver.
Root and etymology
m-k-r
“to sell”
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 21:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 21:14, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּה (lotimkerena) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.14.W8.S1) and character.