Exodus 21:11:1Exod.21.11.W1TAB
וְאִם־שְׁלָ֨שׁ־אֵ֔לֶּה
veimshehlashehleh
“and if these three”
- Transliteration
- ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh
- Extended
- veh-IHM-sheh-LAAHSH-EH-leh
- IPA
- /vəˈʔim.ʃəˈlaːʃ.ˈʔeːl.lɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if these three
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh
- clause
ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH
- sentence
ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH ve-yah-tse-AH khin-NAAM EN KA-sef
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional protasis veim {וְאִם־ | wə-ʾim} introducing a hypothetical legal scenario.
The cardinal-demonstrative shelosh-elleh {שֵּׁלֹשׁ־אֵלֶּה | šĕlōš-ʾēlleh} ‘these three’ refers to specified marital duties.
The Qal imperfect yaaseh {יַעֲשֶׂה | ya·ʿă·śêh}, negated by lo {לֹא | lōʾ}, marks the husband’s nonperformance, with lah {לָהּ | lāh} indicating the wife as beneficiary.
In context — Exodus 21:11
And if he does not perform these three obligations for her, she shall go out free without money .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:11, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־שְׁלָ֨שׁ־אֵ֔לֶּה (veimshehlashehleh) 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.21.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.11.W1.S1) and character.