Exodus 21:9:3Exod.21.9.W3TAB
כְּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט
kemishpat
“according to the custom of the”
- Transliteration
- ke-mish-PAT
- Extended
- keh-mihsh-PAHT
- IPA
- /kə.miʃ.ˈpat/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the custom of the
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-mish-PAT
- phraseyour reading level
ke-mish-PAT ha-ba-NOT
- clause
ke-mish-PAT ha-ba-NOT ya-a-se-LAH
- sentence
ve-im-liv-NO yi-a-DEN-na ke-mish-PAT ha-ba-NOT ya-a-se-LAH
Exegesis
The comparative ke-mishpat habanot {כְּמִשְׁפַּט הַבָּנוֹת | kə-miš-pāṭ ha-bā-nōṯ} ‘according to the judgment of the daughters’ sets free-born daughters as the treatment standard.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-pey-ṭet
“judgment, ordinance”
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 21:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:9, so the Hebrew word כְּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט (kemishpat) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.9.W3.S1) and character.