Exodus 21:29:17Exod.21.29.W17TAB
וְגַם־בְּעָלָ֖יו
vegambealav
“and also its owner”
- Transliteration
- ve-gam-be-a-LAV
- Extended
- veh-gahm-beh-ah-LAAV
- IPA
- /və.ɡam.bə.ʕaː.ˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and also its owner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-gam-be-a-LAV
- clause
ha-SHOR yis-sa-KEL ve-gam-be-a-LAV yoo-MAT
- sentence
ve-IM SHOR na-GAKH HU mit-te-MOL shil-SHOM ve-hoo-AD biv-a-LAV ve-LO yish-me-REN-noo ve-he-MIT ISH O ish-SHA ha-SHOR yis-sa-KEL ve-gam-be-a-LAV yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The parallel clause wə-gam-bibəbəʿālayw yūmāṯ {וְגַם־בְּעָלָיו יוּמָת | wə-gam-bib-bə-ʿā-lāyw yū-māṯ} extends the sentence’s penalty to the owner, reflecting casuistic law’s structured progression from condition to judgment.
Root and etymology
ב־ע־ל
“owner”
In context — Exodus 21:29
But if the bull is a goring animal , and it has been testified to its owners , and they have not kept it guarded, and it kills a man or a woman, the bull shall be stoned, and its owner shall be put to death.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:29:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Exodus 21:29, so the Hebrew word וְגַם־בְּעָלָ֖יו (vegambealav) 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.21.29.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.29.W17.S1) and character.