Exodus 16:28:5Exod.16.28.W5TAB
מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔ם
meantem
“you refuse”
- Transliteration
- me-an-TEM
- Extended
- meh-ahn-TEM
- IPA
- /meː.ʔanˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you refuse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-an-TEM
- clause
ad-A-na me-an-TEM lish-MOR mits-vo-TAI ve-to-ro-TAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ad-A-na me-an-TEM lish-MOR mits-vo-TAI ve-to-ro-TAI
Exegesis
The Piel perfect meʾantem {מֵֽאַנְתֶּם | mē-ʾan-tem} denotes intensive, ongoing refusal, and its accompanying infinitive lishmor {לִשְׁמֹ֥ר | liš-mōr} ‘to keep’ governs the paired objects mitsvotai {מִצְוֺתַ֖י | miṣ-wō-ṯay} and vetorotai {וְתוֹרֹתָֽי | wə-tō-rō-ṯay}. The coordination of these nouns underscores the full scope of Israel’s covenant obligations. English rendering adjusts Hebrew word order to subject–verb–object while retaining the original’s forceful challenge.
In context — Exodus 16:28
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you persist in refusing to uphold My commandments and My instructions?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 16:28, so the Hebrew word מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔ם (meantem) 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.16.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.28.W5.S1) and character.