Exodus 21:4:1Exod.21.4.W1TAB
אִם־אֲדֹנָיו֙
imadonaiv
“if his master”
- Transliteration
- IM-a-do-NAIV
- Extended
- ihm-ah-doh-NAA-yohv
- IPA
- /ʔim.ʔădoˈnajv/
Meaning by language
- English
- if his master
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
IM-a-do-NAIV
- clause
IM-a-do-NAIV yi-TEN-lo i-SHAH veh-yal-DAH-loh ba-NIM O ba-NOT
- sentence
IM-a-do-NAIV yi-TEN-lo i-SHAH veh-yal-DAH-loh ba-NIM O ba-NOT ha-i-SHAH vi-lah-DEH-hah ti-he-YEH la-a-do-NEH-hah veh-HU ye-TSE ve-ga-PO
Exegesis
In the protasis, the term im-adonav {אִם־אֲדֹנָיו | ʾim-ʼă-ḏō-nāw} ‘if his master’ introduces the actor of the Qal imperfect yitten-lo {יִתֶּן־לוֹ | yit-ten-lō} ‘gives to him’, which governs the object isha {אִשָּׁה | ʾish-shāh} ‘wife’.
Root and etymology
א־ד־ן
“lord, master”
In context — Exodus 21:4
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall belong to her master, and he shall go out by himself .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:4, so the Hebrew word אִם־אֲדֹנָיו֙ (imadonaiv) 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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.4.W1.S1) and character.