Deuteronomy 23:13:7Deut.23.13.W7TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:14
חוּץ
khuts
“outside”
- Transliteration
- KHUTS
- Extended
- KHOOTS
- IPA
- /ħuːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- outside
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHUTS
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA be-shiv-te-KHA KHUTS ve-kha-FAR-ta BAH ve-shav-TA ve-ki-SI-ta et-tse-o-TE-kha
- clause
al-a-ze-NE-kha ve-ha-YA be-shiv-te-KHA KHUTS ve-kha-FAR-ta BAH ve-shav-TA ve-ki-SI-ta et-tse-o-TE-kha
- sentence
ve-ya-TED ti-hyeh le-KHA al-a-ze-NE-kha ve-ha-YA be-shiv-te-KHA KHUTS ve-kha-FAR-ta BAH ve-shav-TA ve-ki-SI-ta et-tse-o-TE-kha
Exegesis
The temporal clause formed by the infinitive construct beshivtekha {בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ | bə-šiv-tə-kha} ‘when you sit’ with chuts {חוּץ | ḥûṣ} ‘outside’ sets the context for the ensuing actions.
Root and etymology
ḥ-w-ṣ
“outside”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:13
And you shall have a peg among your equipment, and when you go outside to sit, you shall dig with it, turn back, and cover your excrement .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 23:13, so the Hebrew word חוּץ (khuts) 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.23.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.13.W7.S1) and character.