Exodus 21:13:9Exod.21.13.W9TAB
מָק֔וֹם
makom
“a place”
- Transliteration
- ma-KOM
- Extended
- mah-KOHM
- IPA
- /maːˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-KOM
- clause
ve-sam-TI le-KHA ma-KOM a-SHER ya-NOOS sha-MA
- sentence
va-a-SHER LO tsa-DA ve-ha-e-lo-HIM i-NA le-ya-DO ve-sam-TI le-KHA ma-KOM a-SHER ya-NOOS sha-MA
Exegesis
The noun makom {מָקוֹם | mā-qôm} ‘place’ is modified by the relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘where’ followed by the imperfect yanus {יָנוּס | yā-nûs} ‘he may flee’ and the locative shamah {שָׁמָּה | šā-mah} defining the sanctuary’s function within the legal framework.
Root and etymology
Rootqoph-vav-mem
“place, standing spot”
In context — Exodus 21:13
If he did not lie in wait but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 21:13, so the Hebrew word מָק֔וֹם (makom) 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.21.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.13.W9.S1) and character.