Exodus 22:14:7Exod.22.14.W7TABWLC Exodus 22:13
בְּעָלָ֖יו
bealav
“its owner”
- Transliteration
- be-a-LAV
- Extended
- beh-ah-LAAV
- IPA
- /bə.ʕaː.ˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- its owner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-a-LAV
- clause
be-a-LAV een-im-MO
- sentence
ve-khi-yish-AL EESH me-IM re-E-hoo ve-nish-BAR o-MET be-a-LAV een-im-MO sha-LEM ye-sha-LEM
Exegesis
The verbless clause b-ʿă-lāv ʾên ʿim-mô {בְּעַלָּיו אֵין עִמּוֹ | bə-ʿă-lāv ʾên ʿim-mô} ‘when its owner is not present’ sets the liability condition.
Root and etymology
bet-ayin-lamedbet–ayin–lamed
“master, owner”
In context — Exodus 22:14
And if a man borrows something from his neighbor and it is broken or dies while the owner is not present, he must make restitution .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 22:14, so the Hebrew word בְּעָלָ֖יו (bealav) 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.22.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.14.W7.S1) and character.