Exodus 21:20:5Exod.21.20.W5TAB
אֶת־אֲמָתוֹ֙
etamato
“his female slave”
- Transliteration
- et-a-ma-TO
- Extended
- eht-ah-mah-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔă.maː.ˈθoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his female slave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
et-a-ma-TO
- phraseyour reading level
OH et-a-ma-TO
- clause
ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO na-KOM yin-na-KEM
Exegesis
The direct objects et-av-do {אֶת־עַבְדּוֹ | ʾet-ʿaḇ-dô} and et-a-ma-to {אֶת־אֲמָתוֹ | ʾet-ʾămā-tô} specify individuals under his authority.
In context — Exodus 21:20
And if a man strikes his male slave or his female slave with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be avenged .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲמָתוֹ֙ (etamato) 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.21.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.20.W5.S1) and character.