Deuteronomy 22:1:6Deut.22.1.W6TAB
נִדְחִים
nidkhim
“wandering”
- Transliteration
- nid-KHIM
- Extended
- nid-KHEEM
- IPA
- /nidˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wandering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nid-KHIM
- sentence
lo-tir-EH et-SHOR a-KHI-kha O et-SEI-yo nid-KHIM ve-hit-alam-TA me-HEM ha-SHEV te-shi-VEIM le-a-KHI-kha
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction o {אוֹ | ō} introduces an alternative object, while the Niphʿal participle niddachim {נִדָּחִים | niddā-ḥîm} describes the animals’ state.
Root and etymology
Rootn-d-ch
“to drive away, stray”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:1
You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep straying and hide yourself from them; you shall surely return them to your brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 22:1, so the Hebrew word נִדְחִים (nidkhim) 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.22.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.1.W6.S1) and character.