Deuteronomy 22:4:5Deut.22.4.W5TAB
נֹפְלִים
noflim
“fallen”
- Transliteration
- nof-LIM
- Extended
- nof-LEEM
- IPA
- /nofˈlim/
Meaning by language
- English
- fallen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
nof-LIM
- sentence
LO-tir-EH ET-a-KHI-kha OH sho-RO nof-LIM ba-DE-rekh ve-hit-a-lam-TA me-HEM ha-KEM ta-KIM im-MO
Exegesis
The direct objects ḥamor {חֲמוֹר | ḥămôr} and ʾāḥîkā {אָחִיךָ | ʾāḥîkā} are linked by ʾō {אוֹ | ʾō} to šôrô {שׁוֹרוֹ | šôrô}, highlighted by the participle nōp̄lîm {נֹפְלִים | nōp̄lîm} for ongoing vulnerability.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:4
You must not see the donkey of your brother or his ox falling in the road and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him raise them up .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 22:4, so the Hebrew word נֹפְלִים (noflim) 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.22.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.4.W5.S1) and character.