Deuteronomy 21:14:9Deut.21.14.W9TAB
בַּכָּ֑סֶף
bakasef
“for money”
- Transliteration
- ba-KA-sef
- Extended
- bah-KAA-sef
- IPA
- /bakˈkaːsɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- for money
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-KA-sef
- 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.
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 21:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 21:14, so the Hebrew word בַּכָּ֑סֶף (bakasef) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.14.W9.S1) and character.