Deuteronomy 22:17:7Deut.22.17.W7TAB
בְּתוּלִים
betulim
“evidence of virginity”
- Transliteration
- be-tu-LIM
- Extended
- beh-too-LEEM
- IPA
- /bətuˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- evidence of virginity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| 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
be-tu-LIM
- sentence
ve-hi-NE-HU a-le-HA-SHEM al-de-va-RIM le-MOR lo-ma-TSA-ti le-vit-KHA be-tu-LIM ve-E-le be-tu-LEI bi-TI u-par-SU ha-sim-LA lif-NEI zik-NEI ha-IR
Exegesis
In the claim clause, the negation lo-matsati {לֹא־מָצָאתִי | lōʾ mā-ṣā-ʾa-tî} ‘I did not find’ governs the construct phrase lebittekha betulim {לְבִתְּךָ בְּתוּלִים | lə-ḇiṭ-tekhā bə-tû-lîm} ‘to your daughter virginity’.
Root and etymology
Rootb-t-l
“be separate, virginity”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:17
And behold, he has brought accusations, saying, ‘I did not find your daughter a virgin.’ And these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. Then they shall spread out the garment before the elders of the city.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 22:17, so the Hebrew word בְּתוּלִים (betulim) 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.22.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.17.W7.S1) and character.