Exodus 22:15:4Exod.22.15.W4TABWLC Exodus 22:14
יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם
yeshallem
“make restitution”
- Transliteration
- ye-shal-LEM
- Extended
- yeh-shahl-LEHM
- IPA
- /jə.ʃalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-shal-LEM
- phraseyour reading level
LO ye-shal-LEM
- 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 negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} introduces the apodosis with the Piel imperfect yishalem {יְשַׁלֵּם | ye-šal-lêm} ‘he will pay.’
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to restore, repay”
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 22:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 22:15, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם (yeshallem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.15.W4.S1) and character.