Deuteronomy 22:3:13Deut.22.3.W13TAB
וּמְצָאתָ֖הּ
umetsata
“and you find it”
- Transliteration
- u-me-TSA-ta
- Extended
- oo-meh-TSAH-tah
- IPA
- /ume.tsɔˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you find it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-me-TSA-ta
- clause
a-SHER-to-VED mi-ME-nu u-me-TSA-ta LO tu-KHAL le-hit-a-LEM
- sentence
ve-KEN ta-a-SEH la-kha-MO-ro ve-KEN ta-a-SEH lis-me-LA-to ve-KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-a-ve-DAT a-KHI-kha a-SHER-to-VED mi-ME-nu u-me-TSA-ta LO tu-KHAL le-hit-a-LEM
Exegesis
The relative clause asher-tovad {אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאבַ֥ד | ’ă-šer-tō-ḇaḏ} ‘that is lost’ qualifies the property, and the perfect Qal of umetza’tah {וּמְצָאתָ֑הּ | ū-me-ṣā-tāh} marks the finding action.
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-ʾmem–ṣade–aleph
“to find, discover”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:3
In the same way you shall do for his donkey , and for his garment; and likewise for any lost property of your brother that has gone missing from him and you find it. You must not conceal yourself .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 22:3, so the Hebrew word וּמְצָאתָ֖הּ (umetsata) 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.22.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.3.W13.S1) and character.