Exodus 21:10:1Exod.21.10.W1TAB
אִם־אַחֶ֖רֶת
imakheret
“if another woman”
- Transliteration
- im-a-KHE-ret
- Extended
- im-ah-KHEH-ret
- IPA
- /ʔim.ʔa.ˈħɛ.rɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- if another woman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-a-KHE-ret
- clause
im-a-KHE-ret yi-kakh-LO
- sentence
im-a-KHE-ret yi-kakh-LO she-e-RAH ke-soo-TAH ve-o-na-TAH LO yig-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} 'if', introducing a protasis.
The Qal imperfect yiqqāḥ {יִקַּח | yiqqāḥ} 'he takes' begins the apodosis, and the adjective acheret {אַחֶרֶת | ʾaḥeret} 'another' indicates a subsequent spouse.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-heth-resh
“other”
In context — Exodus 21:10
If he takes another wife for himself, he must not diminish her food , her clothing, or her marital rights .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:10, so the Hebrew word אִם־אַחֶ֖רֶת (imakheret) 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.21.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.10.W1.S1) and character.