Exodus 21:19:5Exod.21.19.W5TAB
וְנִקָּ֣ה
venika
“shall be acquitted”
- Transliteration
- ve-ni-KA
- Extended
- veh-nih-KAA
- IPA
- /və.niqˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be acquitted
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ni-KA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ni-KA ha-ma-KE
- clause
im-ya-KUM ve-hit-hal-LEKH ba-KHUTS al-mish-an-TO ve-ni-KA ha-ma-KE
- sentence
im-ya-KUM ve-hit-hal-LEKH ba-KHUTS al-mish-an-TO ve-ni-KA ha-ma-KE RAK shiv-TO yi-TEN ve-ra-PO ye-ra-PE
Exegesis
The apodosis opens with the Nifal perfect venikkā {וְנִקָּה | venikkā} ‘is acquitted’, marking legal exoneration.
In context — Exodus 21:19
If he rises and walks outside upon his staff, then the striker is acquitted; he shall pay only for his sitting , and he shall certainly cause him to be healed.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:19, so the Hebrew word וְנִקָּ֣ה (venika) 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.21.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.19.W5.S1) and character.