Exodus 21:8:5Exod.21.8.W5TAB
יְעָדָ֖הּ
yeadah
“designated her”
- Transliteration
- ye-a-DAH
- Extended
- yeh-ah-DAAH
- IPA
- /jə.ʕaːˈdaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- designated her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-a-DAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-LO ye-a-DAH
- 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 relative clause asher lo ye‘adah {אֲשֶׁר־לֹּא יְעָדָהּ | ʾă-šer-lō yə-ʿā-dā(h)} literally reads ‘who did not designate her’, but is traditionally understood as ‘who has designated her for himself’ reflecting the legal act of betrothal.
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 21:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:8, so the Hebrew word יְעָדָ֖הּ (yeadah) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.8.W5.S1) and character.