Exodus 21:3:4Exod.21.3.W4TAB
יֵצֵ֑א
yetse
“he goes out”
- Transliteration
- ye-TSE
- Extended
- yeh-TSEH
- IPA
- /jeːˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he goes out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-TSE
- phraseyour reading level
be-gap-PO ye-TSE
- clause
im-be-gap-PO ya-VO be-gap-PO ye-TSE
- sentence
im-be-gap-PO ya-VO be-gap-PO ye-TSE im-ba-AL ish-SHA HU ve-yats-A ish-TO im-MO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-gappo {בְּגַפּוֹ | bə-gappô} ‘by himself’ frames both arrival (yavo {יָבֹא | yā-ḇōʾ} ‘he comes’) and departure (yetse {יֵצֵא | yē-ṣēʾ} ‘he goes out’) in a chiastic structure.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–tsade–aleph
“go out”
In context — Exodus 21:3
If he comes by himself , he shall go out by himself. If he is a husband , then his wife shall go out with him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:3, so the Hebrew word יֵצֵ֑א (yetse) 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.21.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.3.W4.S1) and character.