Exodus 21:35:12Exod.21.35.W12TAB
אֶת־הַמֵּ֖ת
ethamet
“the dead one”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-MET
- Extended
- eht-hah-MEHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the dead one
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-MET
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GAM et-ha-MET
- clause
u-makh-RU et-ha-SHOR ha-KHAI ve-kha-TSU et-kas-PO ve-GAM et-ha-MET ye-khe-TSUN
- sentence
ve-khee-yig-GOF shor-ISH et-SHOR re-E-hu va-MET u-makh-RU et-ha-SHOR ha-KHAI ve-kha-TSU et-kas-PO ve-GAM et-ha-MET ye-khe-TSUN
Exegesis
Direct-object-marker phrases et-šôr {אֶת־שׁוֹר | ʾet šôr} and et-ha-mêt {אֶת־הַמֵּת | ʾet ha-mêt} frame the objects of sale and division.
In context — Exodus 21:35
And if a man’s ox strikes his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they shall sell the living ox and divide its price ; and they shall also divide the dead animal .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:35:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 21:35, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֵּ֖ת (ethamet) 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.21.35.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.35.W12.S1) and character.