Exodus 21:5:3Exod.21.5.W3TAB

הָעֶ֔בֶד

haeved

the slave

Transliteration
ha-E-ved
Extended
hah-EH-vehd
IPA
/haː.ˈʕɛ.vɛð/

Meaning by language

English
the slave

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + עֶ֔ + בֶד
ha + e + ved
haeved

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-E-ved

  2. clause

    ve-im-a-MOR yo-MAR ha-E-ved a-hav-TI et-a-do-NI et-ish-TI ve-et-ba-NAI

  3. sentence

    ve-im-a-MOR yo-MAR ha-E-ved a-hav-TI et-a-do-NI et-ish-TI ve-et-ba-NAI LO e-TSE khaf-SHI

Root and etymology

ע־ב־ד

to serve

In contextExodus 21:5

But if the servant says, “I have loved my master, my wife, and my children, and I will not go out as a free man .”

About this coordinate

Exodus 21:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:5, so the Hebrew word הָעֶ֔בֶד (haeved) 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.21.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.5.W3.S1) and character.