Exodus 21:30:1Exod.21.30.W1TAB
אִם־כֹּ֖פֶר
imkofer
“if a ransom”
- Transliteration
- im-KO-fer
- Extended
- ihm-KOH-fehr
- IPA
- /ʔim.ˈqoː.fɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- if a ransom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-KO-fer
- clause
im-KO-fer yu-SHAT a-LAV ve-na-TAN pid-YON naf-SHO
- sentence
im-KO-fer yu-SHAT a-LAV ve-na-TAN pid-YON naf-SHO ke-KHOL a-SHER-yu-SHAT a-LAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’, introducing a legal protasis.
The noun kofer {כֹּפֶר | kô-p̄er} ‘ransom’ serves as the conditional subject, followed by the Nifal imperfect yushat {יוּשָׁת | yū-šat} ‘is imposed’ and the prepositional phrase alav {עָלָיו | ʿā-lav} ‘on him’, marking the party obligated.
Root and etymology
k-p-rk-p-r
“to cover; ransom”
In context — Exodus 21:30
If a ransom is imposed on him, he must give redemption for his life equal to whatever is imposed on him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:30, so the Hebrew word אִם־כֹּ֖פֶר (imkofer) 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.21.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.30.W1.S1) and character.