Exodus 21:11:6Exod.21.11.W6TAB
חִנָּ֖ם
khinnaam
“free”
- Transliteration
- khin-NAAM
- Extended
- khihn-NAAM
- IPA
- /ħin.ˈnaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- free
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
khin-NAAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yah-tse-AH khin-NAAM
- clause
ve-yah-tse-AH khin-NAAM EN KA-sef
- sentence
ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH ve-yah-tse-AH khin-NAAM EN KA-sef
Exegesis
The apodosis employs the vav-consecutive perfect veyatsaah {וְיָצְאָה | wə-yā·ṣā·ʾāh} ‘and she shall go out’, modified by khinnam {חִנָּם | ḥinnām} ‘free’, signaling unconditional release.
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-ncheth–nun–nun
“without cost”
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 21:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 21:11, so the Hebrew word חִנָּ֖ם (khinnaam) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.11.W6.S1) and character.