Exodus 22:16:6Exod.22.16.W6TABWLC Exodus 22:15
וְשָׁכַ֣ב
veshakhav
“lies”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-KHAV
- Extended
- veh-shah-KHAV
- IPA
- /wə.ʃa.ˈxav/
Meaning by language
- English
- lies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sha-KHAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sha-KHAV im-MAH
- 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 Vav-consecutive perfect veshakhav {וְשָׁכַב | wə-šā-ḵaḇ} shifts to the act of sexual union, followed by the jussive Piel imperfect with energic nun in yimharennah {יִמְהָרֶנָּה | yĭmhā-rĕn-nāh}, expressing an obligational result.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–kaf–bet
“to lie down, lie with”
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 22:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 22:16, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁכַ֣ב (veshakhav) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.16.W6.S1) and character.