Exodus 20:10:13Exod.20.10.W13TAB
וְגֵרְךָ֖֙
vegerkha
“and your sojourner”
- Transliteration
- ve-ger-KHA
- Extended
- veh-gehr-KHAH
- IPA
- /vəɡerˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your sojourner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ger-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.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel-yod-resh
“sojourner”
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 20:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 20:10, so the Hebrew word וְגֵרְךָ֖֙ (vegerkha) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.10.W13.S1) and character.