Exodus 20:10:12Exod.20.10.W12TAB
וּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָ
oovehhemtekha
“and your livestock”
- Transliteration
- oo-veh-hem-TE-kha
- Extended
- oo-veh-hem-TEH-kha
- IPA
- /uvɛhɛmˈtɛxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your livestock
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-veh-hem-TE-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
Exegesis
A polysyndetic list follows—attah {אַתָּה | ʾă-tāh}, uvinkha {וּבִנְךָ | û-vîn-kā}, uvittekha {וּבִתֶּךָ | û-bit-te-kā}, avdekha {עַבְדְּךָ | ʿavd-de-kā}, waamatkha {وַאֲמָתְךָ | wa-ʾa-māṯ-kā}, uvehemtekha {וּבְהֶמְתְּךָ | û-və-hem-te-kā}, vegerkha {וְגֵרְךָ | wə-gēr-kā}—each joined by vav to emphasize inclusivity.
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 20:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 20:10, so the Hebrew word וּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָ (oovehhemtekha) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.10.W12.S1) and character.