Deuteronomy 21:7:5Deut.21.7.W5TAB
שָֽׁפְכוּ֙
shafkhu
“shed”
- Transliteration
- shaf-KHU
- Extended
- shahf-KHOO
- IPA
- /ʃafˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shaf-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
LO shaf-KHU
- clause
ya-DEI-nu LO shaf-KHU et-ha-DAM ha-ZEH ve-ei-NEI-nu LO ra-U
- sentence
ve-a-NU ve-am-RU ya-DEI-nu LO shaf-KHU et-ha-DAM ha-ZEH ve-ei-NEI-nu LO ra-U
Exegesis
The negative particle lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ} precedes both šāpəḵû {שָׁפְכוּ | šāpəḵû} ‘have shed’ and rāʾû {רָאוּ | rāʾû} ‘have seen’, reinforcing denial.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:7
And they shall answer and say, “We did not spill this blood , and we did not witness it.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 21:7, so the Hebrew word שָֽׁפְכוּ֙ (shafkhu) 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.21.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.7.W5.S1) and character.