Exodus 21:1:9Exod.21.1.W9TAB
יְשַׁלֵּם
yeshalem
“he shall pay”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-LEM
- Extended
- yeh-shah-LEHM
- IPA
- /jəʃalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- he shall pay
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-sha-LEM
- sentence
kee-yig-NOV EESH SHOR oh-SHEH veh-tah-vah-KHO oh-me-kha-RO kha-mih-SHA bah-KAR ye-sha-LEM ta-KHAT ha-SHOR veh-ar-ba-AH TSON ta-KHAT ha-SEH
Root and etymology
š-l-mshin–lamed–mem
“to complete, pay”
In context — Exodus 21:1
Now these are the judgments that you shall set before them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 21:1, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֵּם (yeshalem) 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.21.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.1.W9.S1) and character.