Deuteronomy 22:19:3Deut.22.19.W3TAB
מֵ֣אָה
meah
“a hundred”
- Transliteration
- me-AH
- Extended
- meh-AAH
- IPA
- /meˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a hundred
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-AH
- phraseyour reading level
me-AH KE-sef
- clause
ve-an-SHU o-TO me-AH KE-sef u-ne-TA-nu la-a-VI ha-na-a-RAH
- sentence
ve-an-SHU o-TO me-AH KE-sef u-ne-TA-nu la-a-VI ha-na-a-RAH KI ho-TZI SHEM RA AL be-tu-LAT yis-ra-EL ve-ti-hye-LO le-i-SHAH LO-YU-khal le-shal-LE-khah KOL-ya-MAV
Exegesis
The numeral me’ah kesef {מֵ֣אָה כֶ֗סֶף | mēʾāh kēseph} ‘a hundred silver’ forms the penalty amount.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:19
And they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver , and they shall give it to the father of the young woman because he has brought out an evil name against a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife; he shall not be able to send her away all his days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 22:19, so the Hebrew word מֵ֣אָה (meah) 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.22.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.19.W3.S1) and character.