Exodus 21:7:1Exod.21.7.W1TAB
וְכִֽי־יִמְכֹּ֥ר
vekhiyimkor
“and if sells”
- Transliteration
- ve-khi-yim-KOR
- Extended
- veh-khee-yihm-KOHR
- IPA
- /və.xiː.jim.ˈkoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if sells
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khi-yim-KOR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khi-yim-KOR ISH
- clause
ve-khi-yim-KOR ISH et-bit-TO le-a-MA
- sentence
ve-khi-yim-KOR ISH et-bit-TO le-a-MA LO te-TSE ke-TSET ha-a-va-DIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional protasis formed by vekhi {וְכִי | və-khî} “and if,” followed by the Qal imperfect verb yimkor {יִמְכֹּר | yim·kôr} indicating a potential act of sale.
Root and etymology
m-k-rmem-kaph-resh
“to sell, transfer”
In context — Exodus 21:7
And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she shall not be released like the male servants .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:7, so the Hebrew word וְכִֽי־יִמְכֹּ֥ר (vekhiyimkor) 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.21.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.7.W1.S1) and character.