Exodus 20:4:4Exod.20.4.W4TAB
וְכָל־תְּמוּנָ֡֔ה
vekholtemuna
“or any likeness”
- Transliteration
- ve-khol-te-mu-NA
- Extended
- veh-khohl-teh-moo-NAH
- IPA
- /vəχɔl.təmuˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or any likeness
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khol-te-mu-NA
- clause
LO ta-a-SE-le-kha FE-sel ve-khol-te-mu-NA a-SHER ba-sha-MA-yim mim-ma-AL va-a-SHER ba-A-rets mit-TA-khat
- sentence
LO ta-a-SE-le-kha FE-sel ve-khol-te-mu-NA a-SHER ba-sha-MA-yim mim-ma-AL va-a-SHER ba-A-rets mit-TA-khat va-a-SHER bam-MA-yim mit-TA-khat la-A-rets
Exegesis
The direct object comprises a coordination of pesel {פֶּסֶל | pe-sel} ‘idol’ and temunah {תְּמוּנָה | tə-mû-nāh} ‘likeness,’ with vechol {וְכָל | wə-ḵol} ‘and any’ expanding scope.
Root and etymology
Roott-m-n
“to form”
In context — Exodus 20:4
You shall not make for yourself an idol or any likeness —whether of what is in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath the earth.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:4:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 20:4, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־תְּמוּנָ֡֔ה (vekholtemuna) 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.20.4.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.4.W4.S1) and character.