Exodus 21:8:6Exod.21.8.W6TAB
וְהֶפְדָּ֑הּ
vehefdah
“let her be redeemed”
- Transliteration
- ve-hef-DAH
- Extended
- veh-hehf-DAAH
- IPA
- /wə.hɛfˈdaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- let her be redeemed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hef-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 vav-Hiphil perfect vehepdehah {וְהֶפְדָּהּ | wə-hef-də-ḥā(h)} conveys the obligation to redeem.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–daleth–he
“to redeem, buy back”
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 21:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 21:8, so the Hebrew word וְהֶפְדָּ֑הּ (vehefdah) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.8.W6.S1) and character.