Exodus 21:7:4Exod.21.7.W4TAB
לְאָמָ֑ה
leama
“as a female slave”
- Transliteration
- le-a-MA
- Extended
- leh-ah-MAA
- IPA
- /lə.ʔa.ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a female slave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-MA
- 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 prepositional phrase le-amah {לְאָמָה | lə-ʾāmâh} specifies her status as a female servant.
Root and etymology
“female servant, slave”
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 21:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:7, so the Hebrew word לְאָמָ֑ה (leama) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.7.W4.S1) and character.