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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-E-ved
- clause
ve-im-a-MOR yo-MAR ha-E-ved a-hav-TI et-a-do-NI et-ish-TI ve-et-ba-NAI
- 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 context — Exodus 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.