Deuteronomy 22:8:5Deut.22.8.W5TAB
מַעֲקֶ֖ה
maakeh
“a parapet”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-KEH
- Extended
- mah-ah-KEH
- IPA
- /maʕaˈke/
Meaning by language
- English
- a parapet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ma-a-KEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SI-ta ma-a-KEH
- clause
ve-a-SI-ta ma-a-KEH le-ga-GEKHA
- sentence
ki-tiv-NEH BA-yit kha-DASH ve-a-SI-ta ma-a-KEH le-ga-GEKHA ve-LO ta-SIM da-MIM be-vei-TEKHA ki-yi-POL ha-no-FEL mi-me-NU
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive ve’asita {וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | wə-’āśîtā} ‘and you shall make’ introduces the action, followed by ma‘aqeh {מַעֲקֶ֖ה | ma‘ăqeh} ‘parapet’ and the prepositional phrase legagkha {לְגַגֶּ֑ךָ | lə-ğaggəḵā} ‘for your roof’.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Qof–He
“restraint, barrier”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:8
When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house if the falling one should fall from it.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 22:8, so the Hebrew word מַעֲקֶ֖ה (maakeh) 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.22.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.8.W5.S1) and character.