Exodus 21:15:3Exod.21.15.W3TAB
וְאִמּ֖וֹ
veimmo
“or his mother”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-MO
- Extended
- veh-ihm-MOH
- IPA
- /wə.ʔimˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or his mother
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-im-MO
- sentence
oo-ma-KEH a-VIV ve-im-MO MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The verse follows a protasis–apodosis structure typical of casuistic law, beginning with the participle umakkeh {וּמַכֵּה | ūmakkēh} ‘one who strikes’ as the protasis, followed by the objects aviv {אָבִיו | ʾăvîv} ‘his father’ and veimmo {וְאִמּוֹ | wəʾimmô} ‘and his mother’, which specify the protected persons.
In context — Exodus 21:15
And whoever strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:15, so the Hebrew word וְאִמּ֖וֹ (veimmo) 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.21.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.15.W3.S1) and character.