Deuteronomy 22:15:6Deut.22.15.W6TAB
אֶת־בְּתוּלֵי
etbetulei
“the evidence of the virginity”
- Transliteration
- et-be-tu-LEI
- Extended
- EET-be-too-LEI
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.bətuˈlej/
Meaning by language
- English
- the evidence of the virginity
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-be-tu-LEI
- clause
ve-ho-TSI-u et-be-tu-LEI ha-na-AR el-zik-NEI ha-IR ha-SHA-ar
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH a-VI ha-na-AR ve-im-MAH ve-ho-TSI-u et-be-tu-LEI ha-na-AR el-zik-NEI ha-IR ha-SHA-ar
Exegesis
The direct object is introduced by ’et-bə-tū-lê {אֶת־בְּתוּלֵי | ’et-bə-tū-lê} ‘direct-object marker + tokens-of-virginity’, followed by the genitive han-na‛ā-rāh.
Root and etymology
RootBet–Tav–Lamed
“virginity, purity”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:15
Then the father of the young woman and her mother shall take and bring out the tokens of virginity of the young woman to the elders of the city at the gate.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 22:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּתוּלֵי (etbetulei) 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.22.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.15.W6.S1) and character.