Exodus 21:9:1Exod.21.9.W1TAB
וְאִם־לִבְנ֖וֹ
veimlivno
“and if for his son”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-liv-NO
- Extended
- veh-ihm-lihv-NOH
- IPA
- /wə.ʔim.liv.ˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if for his son
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-im-liv-NO
- clause
ve-im-liv-NO yi-a-DEN-na
- sentence
ve-im-liv-NO yi-a-DEN-na ke-mish-PAT ha-ba-NOT ya-a-se-LAH
Exegesis
The casuistic clause begins with veim {וְאִם | vә-’im} ‘and if’, marking a conditional protasis.
The phrase livno {לִבְנוֹ | lîb-nō} ‘for his son’ establishes the servant’s new relational status.
In context — Exodus 21:9
And if he appoints her for his son , he shall do for her according to the judgment of the daughters.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:9, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־לִבְנ֖וֹ (veimlivno) 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.21.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.9.W1.S1) and character.