Exodus 21:19:8Exod.21.19.W8TAB
שִׁבְתּ֛וֹ
shivto
“his lost time”
- Transliteration
- shiv-TO
- Extended
- shiv-TOH
- IPA
- /ʃivˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his lost time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
shiv-TO
- phraseyour reading level
RAK shiv-TO
- clause
RAK shiv-TO yi-TEN ve-ra-PO ye-ra-PE
- 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 restrictive particle raq {רַק | raq} ‘only’ narrows the obligation to the noun shivto {שִׁבְתּוֹ | šibâṯô} ‘his sitting’, defining the compensable period.
Root and etymology
y-sh-byod–shin–bet
“to sit”
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 21:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 21:19, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְתּ֛וֹ (shivto) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.19.W8.S1) and character.