Exodus 22:15:1Exod.22.15.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:14
אִם־בְּעָלָ֥יו
imbealav
“if its owner”
- Transliteration
- im-be-a-LAV
- Extended
- ihm-beh-ah-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔim.bə.ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- if its owner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
im-be-a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
im-be-a-LAV im-MO
- clause
im-be-a-LAV im-MO LO ye-shal-LEM
- sentence
im-be-a-LAV im-MO LO ye-shal-LEM im-sa-KHIR HU BA bi-se-kha-RO
Exegesis
The protasis begins with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if,’ followed by the prepositional phrase bealav {בְּעָלָיו | bə-ʿā-lā-yōw} ‘its owner’ with immo {עִמּוֹ | ʿim-mô} ‘with him,’ specifying owner presence.
The second protasis uses im {אִם | ʾim} to present the alternative case sakhir hu {שָׂכִיר הוּא | šā-ḵîr hûʾ} ‘it is a hired animal.’
Root and etymology
Rootbeth–ayin–lamed
“owner, master”
In context — Exodus 22:15
If the owner is with it, he will not pay; if it is a hired animal, its hire has come.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:15, so the Hebrew word אִם־בְּעָלָ֥יו (imbealav) 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.22.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.15.W1.S1) and character.