Exodus 22:13:5Exod.22.13.W5TABWLC Exodus 22:12
הַטְּרֵפָ֖ה
hattrefa
“the torn thing”
- Transliteration
- hat-tre-FA
- Extended
- haht-treh-FAA
- IPA
- /hat.treːˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the torn thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hat-tre-FA
- clause
hat-tre-FA LO ye-shal-LEM
- sentence
im-ta-ROF yit-ta-REF ye-vi-E-hu ED hat-tre-FA LO ye-shal-LEM
Exegesis
The noun ed {עֵד | ʿēd} ‘witness’ categorizes the remains as legal evidence, and hatterefah {הַטְּרֵפָה | ha-ṯə-rē-pāh} ‘the torn thing’ specifies the item.
Root and etymology
t-r-ptet–resh–pe
“torn”
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 22:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 22:13, so the Hebrew word הַטְּרֵפָ֖ה (hattrefa) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.13.W5.S1) and character.