Exodus 21:5:6Exod.21.5.W6TAB
אֶת־אִשְׁתִּ֖י
etishti
“my wife”
- Transliteration
- et-ish-TI
- Extended
- et-ihsh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔiʃ.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my wife
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-ish-TI
- 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
Exegesis
The triple et {אֶת | ʾet} ‘direct object marker’ before master, wife, and children emphasizes each personal attachment.
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 21:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 21:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אִשְׁתִּ֖י (etishti) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.5.W6.S1) and character.