Exodus 22:13:1Exod.22.13.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:12
אִם־טָרֹ֥ף
imtarof
“if it is truly”
- Transliteration
- im-ta-ROF
- Extended
- im-tah-ROHF
- IPA
- /ʔim.taˈroːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- if it is truly
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ta-ROF
- phraseyour reading level
im-ta-ROF yit-ta-REF
- clause
im-ta-ROF yit-ta-REF ye-vi-E-hu ED
- sentence
im-ta-ROF yit-ta-REF ye-vi-E-hu ED hat-tre-FA LO ye-shal-LEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} marking a protasis.
The Qal infinitive absolute tarof {טָרֹף | ṭā-rōp̄} ‘torn’ paired with the Qal imperfect yitaref {יִטָּרֵף | yi-ṭā-rēp̄} ‘it shall be torn’ forms an intensive construction.
Root and etymology
Roottet–resh–pe
“to tear”
In context — Exodus 22:13
If it is torn apart by beasts, he shall bring it as witness , and he shall not pay for the torn thing .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:13, so the Hebrew word אִם־טָרֹ֥ף (imtarof) 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.22.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.13.W1.S1) and character.