Deuteronomy 22:20:5Deut.22.20.W5TAB
לֹֽא־נִמְצְא֥וּ
lonimtseu
“not were found”
- Transliteration
- LO-NIM-tse-U
- Extended
- LOH-NEEM-tseh-OO
- IPA
- /lo.nim.t͡səˈʔu/
Meaning by language
- English
- not were found
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-NIM-tse-U
- phraseyour reading level
LO-NIM-tse-U be-tu-LIM
- clause
ha-ZEH LO-NIM-tse-U be-tu-LIM le-na-a-RA
- sentence
ve-IM-E-met hai-TA ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH LO-NIM-tse-U be-tu-LIM le-na-a-RA
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} preceding the niphal verb nimtse'u {נִמְצְא֥וּ | nim-tsə-ʾû} ‘they were found’ constructs a passive result clause indicating absence of evidence.
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-ʾmem–ṣade–aleph
“to find, discover”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:20
But if this matter is true and the tokens of virginity are not found for the young woman ,
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 22:20, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־נִמְצְא֥וּ (lonimtseu) 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.22.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.20.W5.S1) and character.