Exodus 21:16:1Exod.21.16.W1TAB
וְגֹנֵ֨ב
vegonev
“and one who steals”
- Transliteration
- ve-go-NEV
- Extended
- veh-goh-NEHV
- IPA
- /və.ɣoː.ˈneːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and one who steals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ve-go-NEV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-go-NEV ISH oo-me-kha-RO
- sentence
ve-go-NEV ISH oo-me-kha-RO ve-nim-TSA be-ya-DO MOHT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The clause begins with the participial verb vegonev {וְגֹנֵב | wə·gōˈnē·ḇ} ‘one who steals’, functioning as a conditional protasis.
Root and etymology
ג־נ־ב
“to steal”
In context — Exodus 21:16
Anyone who steals a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:16, so the Hebrew word וְגֹנֵ֨ב (vegonev) 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.21.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.16.W1.S1) and character.