Exodus 20:10:11Exod.20.10.W11TAB
וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙
vaamatkha
“and your female servant”
- Transliteration
- va-a-MAT-kha
- Extended
- vah-ah-MAAT-kha
- IPA
- /va.ʔaˈmatxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your female servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-MAT-kha
- phraseyour reading level
av-DE-kha va-a-MAT-kha
- clause
loh-ta-a-SEH kohl-meh-la-KHAH a-TAH oo-vin-KHA-oo-vit-TEH-kha av-DE-kha va-a-MAT-kha oo-veh-hem-TE-kha ve-ger-KHA a-SHER bish-ah-REH-kha
- sentence
ve-YOM ha-she-vi-I sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha loh-ta-a-SEH kohl-meh-la-KHAH a-TAH oo-vin-KHA-oo-vit-TEH-kha av-DE-kha va-a-MAT-kha oo-veh-hem-TE-kha ve-ger-KHA a-SHER bish-ah-REH-kha
In context — Exodus 20:10
But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God . On that day you shall not do any work—neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your sojourner who is within your gates.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 20:10, so the Hebrew word וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙ (vaamatkha) 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.20.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.10.W11.S1) and character.