Exodus 22:12:2Exod.22.12.W2TABWLC Exodus 22:11
יִגָּנֵ֖ב
yiganev
“it is indeed stolen”
- Transliteration
- yi-ga-NEV
- Extended
- yee-gah-NEHV
- IPA
- /ji.ɡaˈneːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is indeed stolen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-ga-NEV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-ga-NOV yi-ga-NEV
- clause
ve-im-ga-NOV yi-ga-NEV me-im-MO
- sentence
ve-im-ga-NOV yi-ga-NEV me-im-MO ye-sha-LEM li-ve-a-LAV
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute plus finite verb ganov yiganev {גָּנֹב יִגָּנֵ֖ב | gā-nōv yi-ḡānēḇ} intensifies the certainty of the theft, a characteristic Semitic emphasis.
Root and etymology
ג־נ־ב
“to steal, carry away secretly”
In context — Exodus 22:12
And if it is stolen from him, he must make restitution to its owner.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 22:12, so the Hebrew word יִגָּנֵ֖ב (yiganev) 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.22.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.12.W2.S1) and character.