Deuteronomy 22:2:8Deut.22.2.W8TAB
אֶל־תּוֹךְ
eltokh
“to your house”
- Transliteration
- el-TOKH
- Extended
- EHL-TOHKH
- IPA
- /ʔelˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-TOKH
- sentence
ve-IM-LO ka-ROV a-KHI-kha e-LEI-kha ve-LO ye-da-TO va-a-SAF-to el-TOKH bei-TE-kha ve-ha-YA im-KHA ad-DROSH a-KHI-kha o-TO va-ha-she-VO-to LO
Exegesis
The vav consecutive on va-ʾăsāptō {וַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙ | va-ʾă-sāp-tō} and on wə-hāyâ ʿimməḵâ {וְהָיָ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ | wə-hā-yâ ʿimmə-ḵâ} sequences the custodial actions, with the construct chain ʾel-tôḵ bêyteḵa {אֶל־תּוֹךְ בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ | ʾel-tôḵ bêy-te-ḵa} marking the locus of custody.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:2
And if your brother is not near you or you do not know him, then gather it into your house and it shall remain with you until your brother seeks it , and return it to him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 22:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תּוֹךְ (eltokh) 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.22.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.2.W8.S1) and character.