Deuteronomy 23:1:2Deut.23.1.W2TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:2
פְּצוּעַ־דַּכָּ֣א
petsua daka
“one with crushed testicles”
- Transliteration
- pe-TSU-a da-KA
- Extended
- peh-TSOO-ah dah-KAA
- IPA
- /pətsuːˈaʕ-dakˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- one with crushed testicles
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-TSU-a da-KA
- clause
lo-ya-VO pe-TSU-a da-KA u-khe-RUT sha-FKHA
- sentence
lo-ya-VO pe-TSU-a da-KA u-khe-RUT sha-FKHA bik-HAL Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Two participles pə-ṣū-ʿaʿ {פְצוּעַ | pə-ṣū-ʿaʿ} and da-qāʾ {דַּכָּא | da-qāʾ} describe wounding and crushing, linked by wə- {וּ | wə-}.
Root and etymology
p-ṣ-ʿpe–tsade–ayin
“to wound, injure”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:1
No one who is emasculated or has severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 23:1, so the Hebrew word פְּצוּעַ־דַּכָּ֣א (petsua daka) 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.23.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.1.W2.S1) and character.