Exodus 21:11:4Exod.21.11.W4TAB

לָ֑הּ

lah

for her

Transliteration
LAH
Extended
LAAH
IPA
/ˈlaːh/

Meaning by language

English
for her

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    LAH

  2. clause

    ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH

  3. sentence

    ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH ve-yah-tse-AH khin-NAAM EN KA-sef

Exegesis

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.

Root and etymology

mighty one

In contextExodus 21:11

And if he does not perform these three obligations for her, she shall go out free without money .

About this coordinate

Exodus 21:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:11, so the Hebrew word לָ֑הּ (lah) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.11.W4.S1) and character.