Deuteronomy 22:20:6Deut.22.20.W6TAB
בְּתוּלִ֖ים
betulim
“evidence of virginity”
- Transliteration
- be-tu-LIM
- Extended
- beh-too-LEEM
- IPA
- /bətuːˈlim/
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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Word in context
- word
be-tu-LIM
- 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 plural term betulim {בְתוּלִים | bə-tu-lîm} ‘tokens of virginity’ functions as the topic of evaluation, with the prepositional phrase la-na'arah {לַנַּעֲרָה | la-na-ʿa-rāh} ‘for the young woman’ identifying the subject of the inquiry. The translation renders the Hebrew VSO sequence into English SVO to preserve readability while maintaining the protasis–apodosis structure characteristic of Mosaic legal formulations.
Root and etymology
b-t-lbet–tav–lamed
“virginity, purity”
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 22:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 22:20, so the Hebrew word בְּתוּלִ֖ים (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.22.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.20.W6.S1) and character.