Exodus 21:10:5Exod.21.10.W5TAB
וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ
veonatah
“and her conjugal due”
- Transliteration
- ve-o-na-TAH
- Extended
- veh-oh-nah-TAAH
- IPA
- /wə.ʕoː.naː.ˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- and her conjugal due
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-o-na-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
ke-soo-TAH ve-o-na-TAH
- clause
she-e-RAH ke-soo-TAH ve-o-na-TAH LO yig-RA
- sentence
im-a-KHE-ret yi-kakh-LO she-e-RAH ke-soo-TAH ve-o-na-TAH LO yig-RA
Exegesis
A three-term construct chain—sheerah {שְׁאֵרָהּ | šeʾērāh} 'her food', kesutah {כְּסוּתָהּ | ke-sû-tāh} 'her clothing', and onatah {עֹנָתָהּ | ʿō-na-tāh} 'her marital right'—lists the wife's entitlements.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-nun-heth
“service, duty”
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 21:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:10, so the Hebrew word וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ (veonatah) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.10.W5.S1) and character.