Exodus 21:2:9Exod.21.2.W9TAB
חִנָּם׃
khinnam
“for nothing”
- Transliteration
- khin-NAM
- Extended
- khin-NAAM
- IPA
- /ħinˈnaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for nothing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khin-NAM
- 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
ḥ-n-ncheth–nun–nun
“without cost”
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 21:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 21:2, so the Hebrew word חִנָּם׃ (khinnam) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.2.W9.S1) and character.