Exodus 22:1:10Exod.22.1.W10TABWLC Exodus 21:37
יְשַׁלֵּם֙
yehshalem
“shall repay”
- Transliteration
- yeh-sha-LEM
- Extended
- yeh-shah-LEHM
- IPA
- /jə.ʃalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall repay
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yeh-sha-LEM
- clause
kha-mi-SHA ba-KAR yeh-sha-LEM TA-khat ha-SHOR veh-ar-bah-TSOHN TA-khat ha-SEH
- sentence
KEE yig-nov-EESH SHOR oh-SEH oo-teh-va-KHO OH meh-kha-RO kha-mi-SHA ba-KAR yeh-sha-LEM TA-khat ha-SHOR veh-ar-bah-TSOHN TA-khat ha-SEH
Exegesis
The apodosis shifts to restitution with Piel imperfect yə-ša-lêm {יְשַׁלֵּם | yə-ša-lêm}, governed by the substitution preposition ṭa-ḥat {תַּחַת | ṭa-ḥat}.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to restore, repay”
In context — Exodus 22:1
If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five head of cattle instead of the ox and four sheep instead of the sheep.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 22:1, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֵּם֙ (yehshalem) 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.22.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.1.W10.S1) and character.