Deuteronomy 22:7:4Deut.22.7.W4TAB
וְאֶת־הַבָּנִ֖ים
veethabanim
“but the young”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-ha-ba-NIM
- Extended
- veh-EET-hah-ba-NEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt.hab.baˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the young
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-ha-ba-NIM
- 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 direct object markers et {אֶת־ | ʾet} and ve’et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} front the mother and young, highlighting the recipients.
Root and etymology
bet–nun–yodbet–nun–yod
“son”
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 22:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 22:7, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַבָּנִ֖ים (veethabanim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.7.W4.S1) and character.