Deuteronomy 22:3:6Deut.22.3.W6TAB

לִשְׂמְלָת֔וֹ

lismelato

to his garment

Transliteration
lis-me-LA-to
Extended
lih-smeh-LAH-toh
IPA
/lis.məˈlaːtoː/

Meaning by language

English
to his garment

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לִשְׂ + מְ + לָ + ת֔וֹ
lis + me + la + to
lismelato

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    lis-me-LA-to

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ta-a-SEH lis-me-LA-to

  3. clause

    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

  4. 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

Each prepositional object uses lamed to mark direction: lachamoro {לַחֲמֹר֗וֹ | la-ḥa-môrô} ‘to his donkey,’ lesimlato {לְשִׂמְלָתוֹ֒ | lə-śim-lātô} ‘to his garment,’ and lechol-avedat {לְכָל־אֲבֵדַ֥ת | lə-ḵol-’ă-vē-dāt} ‘to all lost property.’

In contextDeuteronomy 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 22:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 22:3, so the Hebrew word לִשְׂמְלָת֔וֹ (lismelato) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.3.W6.S1) and character.