Exodus 21:2:3Exod.21.2.W3TAB

עִבְרִי

ivri

Hebrew

Transliteration
iv-RI
Extended
iv-REE
IPA
/ʕivˈriː/

Meaning by language

English
Hebrew

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Result
עִבְ + רִי
iv + ri
ivri

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    iv-RI

  2. sentence

    KI tik-NEH-E-ved iv-RI shesh-sha-NIM ya-a-VOD oo-vah-she-VI-IT ye-TSE lah-KHAF-SHI khin-NAM

Exegesis

The noun phrase eved ivri {עֶבֶד עִבְרִי | ʿeḇeḏ ʿivrî} “Hebrew servant” shows adjective following noun.

Root and etymology

Rootʿ-b-r

to cross over

In contextExodus 21:2

If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve for six years. In the seventh year, he shall go out to freedom , without payment.

About this coordinate

Exodus 21:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:2, so the Hebrew word עִבְרִי (ivri) 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.21.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.2.W3.S1) and character.