Exodus 21:35:8Exod.21.35.W8TAB
הַחַ֔י
hakhai
“alive”
- Transliteration
- ha-KHAI
- Extended
- hah-KHAI
- IPA
- /haˈħaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- alive
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-KHAI
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-SHOR ha-KHAI
- 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
The pairing of ha-chai {הַחַי | ha-ḥāy} ‘the living-one’ with ha-mêt {הַמֵּת | ha-mêt} ‘the dead-one’ creates legal symmetry in property restitution.
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 21:35:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 21:35, so the Hebrew word הַחַ֔י (hakhai) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.35.W8.S1) and character.