Deuteronomy 22:7:2Deut.22.7.W2TAB
תְּשַׁלֵּ֙חַ֙
teshaleakh
“you shall let go”
- Transliteration
- te-sha-LE-akh
- Extended
- teh-sha-LEH-akh
- IPA
- /təʃalˈleː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall let go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-sha-LE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LE-akh te-sha-LE-akh
- clause
sha-LE-akh te-sha-LE-akh et-ha-EM ve-ET-ha-ba-NIM ti-KAKH-lach
- sentence
sha-LE-akh te-sha-LE-akh et-ha-EM ve-ET-ha-ba-NIM ti-KAKH-lach le-MA-an yi-TAV lakh ve-ha-a-rakh-TA ya-MIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with an emphatic Piel sequence, where shalleach {שַׁלֵּ֤חַ | shalleaḥ} and the infinitive absolute teshallach {תְּשַׁלַּח֙ | tə-shallāḥ} reinforce the command.
Root and etymology
shin–lamed–chetshin–lamed–chet
“to send away”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:7
You shall certainly release the mother , but you may take the young for yourself, so that it may go well with you, and you will prolong your days .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 22:7, so the Hebrew word תְּשַׁלֵּ֙חַ֙ (teshaleakh) 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.22.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.7.W2.S1) and character.