Exodus 21:8:1Exod.21.8.W1TAB
אִם־רָעָ֞ה
imraah
“if not pleasing”
- Transliteration
- im-ra-AH
- Extended
- ihm-rah-AAH
- IPA
- /ʔim.raˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if not pleasing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ra-AH
- clause
im-ra-AH be-e-NEI a-do-NE-ha a-sher-LO ye-a-DAH ve-hef-DAH
- sentence
im-ra-AH be-e-NEI a-do-NE-ha a-sher-LO ye-a-DAH ve-hef-DAH le-AM nokh-RI lo-yim-SHOL le-mokh-RAH be-vig-do-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} introducing a protasis.
The adjective ra‘ah {רָעָה | rāʿā(h)} within the prepositional phrase be‘eynei adoneiha {בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנֶיהָ | bə-ʿê-ney ă-dō-nē-hā} ‘in her master’s eyes’ forms the predicate.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–heh
“to be evil, displeasing”
In context — Exodus 21:8
If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who has designated her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He must not have authority to sell her to a foreign people, since he has acted treacherously against her.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:8, so the Hebrew word אִם־רָעָ֞ה (imraah) 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.21.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.8.W1.S1) and character.