Exodus 20:23:3Exod.20.23.W3TAB
אִתִּ֑י
itti
“beside me”
- Transliteration
- it-TI
- Extended
- iht-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔit.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- beside me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
it-TI
- clause
LO ta-ah-SUN it-TI
- sentence
LO ta-ah-SUN it-TI e-lo-HEI KHE-sef ve-e-lo-HEI za-HAV LO ta-ah-SU la-KHEM
Exegesis
The phrase itti {אִתִּי | ʾit-tî} ‘with me’ functions as a circumstantial complement denoting that no other deities may stand alongside the divine.
Root and etymology
y-ṣ-ʾyod-tsade-aleph
“to go out, to bring out”
In context — Exodus 20:23
You must not make with Me gods of silver or gods of gold; you must not make them for yourselves.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 20:23, so the Hebrew word אִתִּ֑י (itti) 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.20.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.23.W3.S1) and character.