Exodus 21:28:8Exod.21.28.W8TAB
יִסָּקֵ֜ל
yisakel
“shall be stoned”
- Transliteration
- yi-sa-KEL
- Extended
- yih-sah-KEHL
- IPA
- /jis.saˈqeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be stoned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-sa-KEL
- phraseyour reading level
sa-KOL yi-sa-KEL
- 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 infinitive absolute sakol {סָקוֹל | sâqōl} ‘stoning’ paired with the imperfect yissakel {יִסָּקֵל | yi-sā-qēl} ‘he shall surely be stoned’ expresses emphatic obligation.
Root and etymology
RootSamekh-Qof-Lamed
“to stone”
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 21:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 21:28, so the Hebrew word יִסָּקֵ֜ל (yisakel) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.28.W8.S1) and character.