Deuteronomy 21:7:6Deut.21.7.W6TAB
אֶת־הַדָּ֣ם
ethadam
“this blood”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-DAM
- Extended
- EET-hah-DAAM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.hadˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- this blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-DAM ha-ZEH
- 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 direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} with haddām {הַדָּם | ha-dām} ‘blood’ specifies the forbidden category, and the demonstrative hazzeh {הַזֶּה | ha-zzeh} ‘this incident’ pinpoints the specific act. This structure employs judicial formula and parallelism to emphasize the claim of innocence.
Root and etymology
d-mdalet–mem
“blood, life essence”
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 21:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 21:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדָּ֣ם (ethadam) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.7.W6.S1) and character.