Exodus 21:14:4Exod.21.14.W4TAB
לְהָרְג֣וֹ
lehorgo
“to kill him”
- Transliteration
- le-hor-GO
- Extended
- leh-hohr-GOH
- IPA
- /lə.hɔrˈɣoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to kill him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
le-hor-GO
- phraseyour reading level
le-hor-GO ve-or-MAH
- clause
ve-khi-ya-ZID EESH al-re-EH-hoo le-hor-GO ve-or-MAH
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-ZID EESH al-re-EH-hoo le-hor-GO ve-or-MAH me-IM miz-be-KHI ti-ka-KHEN-noo la-MOOT
Exegesis
The Hifil infinitive laharogo {לַהֲרֹגוֹ | la-har-ō-gō} “to kill him” expresses purpose.
In context — Exodus 21:14
And if a man acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him with cunning , you shall take him from My altar , that he may die.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:14, so the Hebrew word לְהָרְג֣וֹ (lehorgo) 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.21.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.14.W4.S1) and character.