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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lis-me-LA-to
- phraseyour reading level
ta-a-SEH lis-me-LA-to
- 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
- 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 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 22:3:6 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.