Exodus 20:7:8Exod.20.7.W8TAB
יְנַקֶּה֙
yenakeh
“leave unpunished”
- Transliteration
- ye-na-KEH
- Extended
- yeh-na-KEH
- IPA
- /jə.nakˈkɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- leave unpunished
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-na-KEH
- phraseyour reading level
KI LO ye-na-KEH
- clause
KI LO ye-na-KEH ye-ho-VAH ET a-SHER-yi-SA et-she-MO la-SHAV
- sentence
LO ti-SA et-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha la-SHAV KI LO ye-na-KEH ye-ho-VAH ET a-SHER-yi-SA et-she-MO la-SHAV
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces a causal clause lo yenakkeh YHWH {לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהוָה | lōʾ yə-naq-qeh YHWH} ‘for the LORD will not leave unpunished,’ with negated Piel imperfect preceding its subject for emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–qoph–he
“to be clean, free from guilt”
In context — Exodus 20:7
You shall not carry the name of the LORD your God in a worthless way, for the LORD will not leave unpunished anyone who carries His name in vanity.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 20:7, so the Hebrew word יְנַקֶּה֙ (yenakeh) 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.20.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.7.W8.S1) and character.