Exodus 21:8:10Exod.21.8.W10TAB
לְמָכְרָ֖הּ
lemokhrah
“to sell her”
- Transliteration
- le-mokh-RAH
- Extended
- leh-mohkh-RAAH
- IPA
- /lə.mɔxˈraːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to sell her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mokh-RAH
- phraseyour reading level
lo-yim-SHOL le-mokh-RAH
- clause
le-AM nokh-RI lo-yim-SHOL le-mokh-RAH be-vig-do-VAH
- 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 prohibition lo-yimshol {לֹא־יִמְשֹׁל | lō-yim-šōl} governs the infinitive lemochrah {לְמָכְרָהּ | lə-mā-ḵrā(h)} ‘to sell her’ to le‘am nokhri {לְעַם נָכְרִי | lə-ʿam nā-ḵrî} ‘foreign people’.
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 21:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 21:8, so the Hebrew word לְמָכְרָ֖הּ (lemokhrah) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.8.W10.S1) and character.