Exodus 20:12:3Exod.20.12.W3TAB
וְאֶת־אִמֶּ֑ךָ
vehetimmehkha
“and your mother”
- Transliteration
- veh-et-im-MEH-kha
- Extended
- veh-eh-tihm-MEH-khah
- IPA
- /wə.ʔɛt.ʔim.ˈmɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your mother
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
veh-et-im-MEH-kha
- clause
ka-BED et-a-VEE-kha veh-et-im-MEH-kha
- sentence
ka-BED et-a-VEE-kha veh-et-im-MEH-kha le-MA-an ya-a-ri-KHOON ya-MEH-kha al ha-a-da-MAH a-sher-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh
Exegesis
The paired objects are introduced by the direct object marker et-avikha ve’et-immekha {אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּךָ | ʾeṯ-ʾā-vî-kā wə-ʾeṯ-ʾim-me-kā} 'your father and your mother', creating a balanced construction.
In context — Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the land that the LORD your God is giving to you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 20:12, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־אִמֶּ֑ךָ (vehetimmehkha) 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.20.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.12.W3.S1) and character.