Exodus 21:16:4Exod.21.16.W4TAB
וְנִמְצָ֥א
venimtsa
“and is found”
- Transliteration
- ve-nim-TSA
- Extended
- veh-nihm-TSAA
- IPA
- /və.nim.ˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and is found
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ve-nim-TSA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nim-TSA be-ya-DO
- sentence
ve-go-NEV ISH oo-me-kha-RO ve-nim-TSA be-ya-DO MOHT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The conjunctive clause venimtsa {וְנִמְצָא | wə·nim·ṣāʾ} ‘and is found’ introduces the apodosis condition.
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 21:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:16, so the Hebrew word וְנִמְצָ֥א (venimtsa) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.16.W4.S1) and character.