Exodus 21:2:3Exod.21.2.W3TAB
עִבְרִי
ivri
“Hebrew”
- Transliteration
- iv-RI
- Extended
- iv-REE
- IPA
- /ʕivˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hebrew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
iv-RI
- 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 context — Exodus 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.