Exodus 21:27:6Exod.21.27.W6TAB
לַֽחָפְשִׁ֑י
lakhofshi
“free”
- Transliteration
- la-khof-SHI
- Extended
- lah-khohf-SHEE
- IPA
- /la.ħɔf.ˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- free
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
la-khof-SHI
- 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 be free”
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 21:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 21:27, so the Hebrew word לַֽחָפְשִׁ֑י (lakhofshi) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.27.W6.S1) and character.