Exodus 21:8:11Exod.21.8.W11TAB
בְּבִגְדוֹ־בָֽהּ׃
bevigdovah
“in dealing treacherously with her”
- Transliteration
- be-vig-do-VAH
- Extended
- beh-vihg-doh-VAAH
- IPA
- /bə.viɣ.doː.ˈvaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- in dealing treacherously with her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-vig-do-VAH
- 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 causal phrase bevegdoba {בְּבִגְדוֹ־בָהּ | bə-viɡ-dō-bā(h)} ‘because he acted treacherously against her’ provides the rationale, completing the casuistic sequence of condition, obligation, prohibition, and justification.
Root and etymology
Rootbeth–gimel–dalet
“to act treacherously, betray”
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 21:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 21:8, so the Hebrew word בְּבִגְדוֹ־בָֽהּ׃ (bevigdovah) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.8.W11.S1) and character.