Exodus 21:25:4Exod.21.25.W4TAB
פֶּ֖צַע
petsa
“wound”
- Transliteration
- PE-tsa
- Extended
- PEH-tsah
- IPA
- /ˈpɛ.tsaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wound
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
PE-tsa
- clause
ke-vi-YA TA-khat ke-vi-YA PE-tsa TA-khat PA-tsa
- sentence
ke-vi-YA TA-khat ke-vi-YA PE-tsa TA-khat PA-tsa kha-bu-RA TA-khat kha-bu-RA
Exegesis
The verse employs a triadic parallelism of nominal forms with keviyyah {כְּוִיָּה | kĕ-vîyyāh} ‘burn’, petsa {פֶּצַע | p̣êṣaʿ} ‘wound’, and chabburah {חַבּוּרָה | ḥăbbûrāh} ‘bruise’, each linked by the preposition takhat {תַּחַת | ṭaḥat} ‘under’. The absence of an explicit verb in Hebrew creates an implied normative force, supplied in English with “must” to convey obligation. The repeated structure underscores proportional justice in personal injury law.
Root and etymology
Rootp-ts-‘
“to wound”
In context — Exodus 21:25
Burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:25, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֖צַע (petsa) 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.21.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.25.W4.S1) and character.