Exodus 22:16:3Exod.22.16.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:15
בְּתוּלָ֛ה
betoolah
“a virgin”
- Transliteration
- be-too-LAH
- Extended
- beh-too-LAA
- IPA
- /bə.tuː.ˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a virgin
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-too-LAH
- clause
ve-khi-ye-fat-TEH EESH be-too-LAH ah-SHER lo-oh-RA-sah ve-sha-KHAV im-MAH
- sentence
ve-khi-ye-fat-TEH EESH be-too-LAH ah-SHER lo-oh-RA-sah ve-sha-KHAV im-MAH ma-HOR yim-ha-REN-na LO le-ish-SHAH
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yefatteh {יְפַתֶּה | yə-pat-teh} conveys deliberate persuasion, with ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} as subject and betulah {בְּתוּלָה | bə-tū-lāh} as object, modified by the negative relative clause asher lo-orasah {אֲשֶׁר לֹא־אֹרָשָׂה | ʾă-šer lō-ʾō-rā-sāh} “who is not betrothed.”
Root and etymology
ב-ת-לb-t-l
“unmarried”
In context — Exodus 22:16
And if a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he must surely pay the bride-price and she shall be his wife.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:16, so the Hebrew word בְּתוּלָ֛ה (betoolah) 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.22.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.16.W3.S1) and character.