Exodus 21:6:5Exod.21.6.W5TAB
אֶל־הַדֶּ֔לֶת
elhadelet
“to the door”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-DE-let
- Extended
- ehl-hah-DEH-leht
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.had.ˈdɛ.lɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the door
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
el-ha-DE-let
- clause
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
- 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 paired expressions el-ha-delet u-el-ha-mezuzah {אֶל־הַדֶּלֶת וְאֶל־הַמְּזוּזָה | ʾel-hā-de-let wə-ʾel-hām-me-zū-zā} form a merism ‘to the door and to the doorpost,’ denoting the entire threshold.
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 21:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַדֶּ֔לֶת (elhadelet) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.6.W5.S1) and character.