Exodus 21:28:12Exod.21.28.W12TAB
אֶת־בְּשָׂר֔וֹ
etbesaro
“its flesh”
- Transliteration
- et-be-sa-RO
- Extended
- et-beh-sah-ROH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bə.saːˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- its flesh
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
et-be-sa-RO
- clause
sa-KOL yi-sa-KEL ha-SHOR ve-LO ye-a-KHEL et-be-sa-RO u-VA-al ha-SHOR na-KI
- sentence
ve-khi-yi-GAKH SHOR et-ISH O et-i-SHA va-MET sa-KOL yi-sa-KEL ha-SHOR ve-LO ye-a-KHEL et-be-sa-RO u-VA-al ha-SHOR na-KI
Exegesis
The accusative marker et {אֶת | ʾet} marks both ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ and ishah {אִשָּׁה | ʾiššâ} ‘woman’, indicating parallel application of the law.
In context — Exodus 21:28
And if an ox gores a man or a woman and the person dies, the ox shall surely be stoned, its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall be declared innocent .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 21:28, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּשָׂר֔וֹ (etbesaro) 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.21.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.28.W12.S1) and character.