Exodus 21:2:8Exod.21.2.W8TAB
לַחָפְשִׁי
lahkhafshi
“to freedom”
- Transliteration
- lah-KHAF-SHI
- Extended
- lah-KHAF-SHEE
- IPA
- /laħafˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to freedom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
lah-KHAF-SHI
- 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 final sequence yetse la-khofshi khinam {יֵצֵא לַחָפְשִׁי חִנָּם | yēṣēʾ laḥāp̄šî ḥinnām} “he shall go out to freedom freely” uses le to mark status or purpose and khinam as adverbial emphasis on gratuitous release. The Hebrew legal style relies on sequential vav-conjunctions and imperfect verb forms to outline obligations and outcomes.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-p-š
“to be free”
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 21:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 21:2, so the Hebrew word לַחָפְשִׁי (lahkhafshi) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.2.W8.S1) and character.