Exodus 22:12:4Exod.22.12.W4TABWLC Exodus 22:11
יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם
yeshalem
“he shall make restitution”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-LEM
- Extended
- yeh-shah-LEHM
- IPA
- /jə.ʃalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- he shall make restitution
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
ye-sha-LEM
- clause
ye-sha-LEM li-ve-a-LAV
- sentence
ve-im-ga-NOV yi-ga-NEV me-im-MO ye-sha-LEM li-ve-a-LAV
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yishallem {יְשַׁלֵּם | yišallēm} ‘he shall pay’ expresses full compensation, and the construct libaalav {לִבְעָלָיו | liḇə-ʿālāv} ‘to its owner’ identifies the beneficiary. The structure follows conditional clause, consequence, and obligation, reflecting the legal coding in Exodus.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ם
“to make whole, to pay”
In context — Exodus 22:12
And if it is stolen from him, he must make restitution to its owner.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 22:12, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם (yeshalem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.12.W4.S1) and character.