Exodus 21:27:5Exod.21.27.W5TAB
יַפִּ֣יל
yapeel
“he knocks out”
- Transliteration
- ya-PEEL
- Extended
- yah-PEEL
- IPA
- /ja.ˈpiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he knocks out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-PEEL
- phraseyour reading level
ya-PEEL la-khof-SHI
- clause
ve-im-SHEN av-DO o-SHEN a-ma-TO ya-PEEL la-khof-SHI
- sentence
ve-im-SHEN av-DO o-SHEN a-ma-TO ya-PEEL la-khof-SHI ye-shal-le-KHEN-nu TA-khat shin-NO
Exegesis
The causative verb yappil {יַפִּיל | yappîl} introduces the owner’s action, while the sequence lachafshi {לַחָפְשִׁי | la·ḥāp̄·šî} ‘to freedom’ followed by yeshhallehennu {יְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ | yə·šal·le·ḥen·nū} ‘send him away’ forms the apodosis, highlighting the legal consequence.
Root and etymology
“to cause to fall”
In context — Exodus 21:27
And if he causes the tooth of his male servant or the tooth of his female servant to fall out, he must send him away to freedom as compensation for his tooth.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:27, so the Hebrew word יַפִּ֣יל (yapeel) 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.21.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.27.W5.S1) and character.