Exodus 21:14:7Exod.21.14.W7TAB
מִזְבְּחִ֔י
mizbekhi
“my altar”
- Transliteration
- miz-be-KHI
- Extended
- miz-beh-KHEE
- IPA
- /miz.bəˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my altar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
miz-be-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
me-IM miz-be-KHI
- clause
me-IM miz-be-KHI ti-ka-KHEN-noo la-MOOT
- 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 locative me-im mizbechi {מֵעִם מִזְבְּחִי | mê-ʿim miz-bê-ḥî} “from my altar” signals that sanctuary protection is forfeited.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin–beth–chet
“altar, place of sacrifice”
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 21:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 21:14, so the Hebrew word מִזְבְּחִ֔י (mizbekhi) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.14.W7.S1) and character.