Exodus 13:3:21Exod.13.3.W21TAB
חָמֵֽץ׃
khahmets
“leavened bread”
- Transliteration
- khah-METS
- Extended
- khah-MEHTS
- IPA
- /ħaˈmeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- leavened bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khah-METS
- clause
ve-LO ye-a-KHEL khah-METS
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM zah-KHOR et-ha-YOM ha-ZEH a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM mi-BEIT a-va-DEEM KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH et-KHEM mi-ZEH ve-LO ye-a-KHEL khah-METS
Exegesis
The verse concludes with the ongoing prohibition wə-lō yē-ʾā-khel {וְלֹ֥א יֵאָכֵ֖ל | wə-lō yē-ʾā-khel} ‘shall not be eaten’ governing ḥā-mêts {חָמֵֽץ | ḥā-mêts}.
Root and etymology
ḥ-m-ṣhet–mem–tsade
“to ferment”
In context — Exodus 13:3
Moses said to the people, “Remember this day—the day you came out from Egypt, from the house of slaves—for by a strong hand the LORD brought you out from here; therefore you must not eat any leaven.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:3:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Exodus 13:3, so the Hebrew word חָמֵֽץ׃ (khahmets) 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 Exod.13.3.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.3.W21.S1) and character.