Exodus 21:6:11Exod.21.6.W11TAB
בַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַ
bammartsea
“with the awl”
- Transliteration
- bam-mar-TSE-a
- Extended
- bahm-mahr-TSEH-ah
- IPA
- /bam.mar.ˈtseː.ʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the awl
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
bam-mar-TSE-a
- clause
ve-ra-TSA a-do-NAIV et-oz-NO bam-mar-TSE-a va-a-va-DO le-o-LAM
- sentence
ve-hig-gee-SHO a-do-NAIV el-ha-e-lo-HIM ve-hig-gee-SHO el-ha-DE-let OH el-ham-me-zoo-ZA ve-ra-TSA a-do-NAIV et-oz-NO bam-mar-TSE-a va-a-va-DO le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The Qal perfect veratsa {וְרָצַע | wə-rā-ṣaʿ} ‘he shall pierce’ takes the direct object et-ozno {אֶת־אָזְנוֹ | ʾet-ō-zenô} ‘his ear,’ with the instrument specified by bamarzea {בַּמַּרְצֵעַ | ba-mmar-ṣē-aʿ} ‘with the awl.’
In context — Exodus 21:6
Then his master shall bring him before God , and bring him to the door or to the doorpost; and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 21:6, so the Hebrew word בַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַ (bammartsea) 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.21.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.6.W11.S1) and character.