Exodus 19:21:7Exod.19.21.W7TAB
פֶּן־יֶהֶרְסוּ
penyehersu
“lest they break through”
- Transliteration
- pen-ye-her-SU
- Extended
- pehn-yeh-hehr-SOO
- IPA
- /pɛn.jehɛrˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest they break through
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pen-ye-her-SU
- phraseyour reading level
pen-ye-her-SU el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
pen-ye-her-SU el-ye-ho-VAH lir-OT ve-na-FAL mih-me-NU RAV
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE RED ha-ED ba-AM pen-ye-her-SU el-ye-ho-VAH lir-OT ve-na-FAL mih-me-NU RAV
Exegesis
The conjunction pen {פֶּן | pen} introduces a negative purpose clause with yeheresu {יֶהֶרְסוּ | ye-hersû} ‘they break through’, depicting an illicit approach.
Root and etymology
h-r-rheth–resh–resh
“mountain, high place”
In context — Exodus 19:21
And the LORD said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people so they do not break through to the LORD to see, and many of them perish.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 19:21, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־יֶהֶרְסוּ (penyehersu) 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.19.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.21.W7.S1) and character.