Exodus 20:9:3Exod.20.9.W3TAB
תּֽ͏ַעֲבֹ֔ד֮
taavod
“you shall labor”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-VOD
- Extended
- tah-ah-VOHD
- IPA
- /ta.ʕa.ˈvoːð/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall labor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ta-a-VOD
- sentence
SHE-shet ya-MIM ta-a-VOD ve-a-SEE-TA kol-me-lakh-TE-kha
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verb taavod {תַּעֲבֹד | ta-ʿă-vōḏ} ‘you shall work’ expresses obligation.
Root and etymology
ayin–beth–dalethʿayin–beth–daleth
“to work, serve”
In context — Exodus 20:9
Six days you shall work, and you shall do all your work .
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 20:9, so the Hebrew word תּֽ͏ַעֲבֹ֔ד֮ (taavod) 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.20.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.9.W3.S1) and character.