Deuteronomy 23:21:1Deut.23.21.W1TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:22
כִּֽי־תִדֹּ֥ר
kitidor
“If you vow”
- Transliteration
- ki-ti-DOR
- Extended
- kee-tee-DOHR
- IPA
- /kiː.tiˈdor/
Meaning by language
- English
- If you vow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-ti-DOR
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ti-DOR NE-der
- clause
ki-ti-DOR NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ki-ti-DOR NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LO te-a-KHER le-shal-MO KI da-ROSH yid-re-SHE-nu Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-im-MAKH ve-ha-YA ve-KHA KHEt
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional intent expressed by tîdôr {תִּדֹּר | tî-dôr} ‘you vow’ alongside the noun nē·ḏer {נֶדֶר | ne-der} ‘vow’, underscoring the formal act of vow-making.
Root and etymology
י־ת־ד
“peg, stake”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:21
When you make a vow to the LORD your God , you must not be slow to fulfill it , for the LORD your God will surely demand it from you, and it will be sin in you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 23:21, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־תִדֹּ֥ר (kitidor) 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.23.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.21.W1.S1) and character.