Deuteronomy 21:2:4Deut.21.2.W4TAB
וּמָדְדוּ֙
umaddedu
“and they shall measure”
- Transliteration
- u-mad-DE-du
- Extended
- uu-mahd-deh-DOO
- IPA
- /umaːdˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they shall measure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
u-mad-DE-du
- clause
u-mad-DE-du el-he-a-RIM a-SHER se-vi-VOT he-kha-LAL
- sentence
ve-yats-U ze-ke-NE-kha ve-shof-TE-kha u-mad-DE-du el-he-a-RIM a-SHER se-vi-VOT he-kha-LAL
Exegesis
The subsequent vav consecutive verb umadedu {וּמָדְדוּ | u-mā-ḏĕ-ḏû} ‘and they shall measure’ introduces the procedural directive.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:2
Then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure the distance to the cities surrounding the slain .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 21:2, so the Hebrew word וּמָדְדוּ֙ (umaddedu) 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.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.2.W4.S1) and character.