Exodus 21:7:3Exod.21.7.W3TAB
אֶת־בִּתּ֖וֹ
etbitto
“his daughter”
- Transliteration
- et-bit-TO
- Extended
- eht-biht-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bit.ˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his daughter
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-bit-TO
- 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 subject ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} is explicit, and the compound et-bito {אֶת־בִּתּוֹ | ʾet-biṯṯô} functions as the direct object.
Root and etymology
Rootb-t
“daughter”
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 21:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בִּתּ֖וֹ (etbitto) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.7.W3.S1) and character.