Exodus 21:16:3Exod.21.16.W3TAB
וּמְכָר֛וֹ
oomekharo
“and sells him”
- Transliteration
- oo-me-kha-RO
- Extended
- oo-meh-khah-ROH
- IPA
- /u.mə.xaː.ˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and sells him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
oo-me-kha-RO
- 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 action umecharo {וּמְכָרוֹ | ū·mə·ḵā·rō} ‘sells him’ completes the forbidden act.
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 21:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:16, so the Hebrew word וּמְכָר֛וֹ (oomekharo) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.16.W3.S1) and character.