Exodus 22:17:8Exod.22.17.W8TABWLC Exodus 22:16
כְּמֹ֖הַר
kemohar
“as bride-price for the”
- Transliteration
- ke-MO-har
- Extended
- keh-MOH-har
- IPA
- /kə.ˈmoː.har/
Meaning by language
- English
- as bride-price for the
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-MO-har
- clause
KE-sef yish-KOL ke-MO-har hab-be-too-LOT
- sentence
im-ma-EN ye-ma-EN a-VI-a le-tit-TAH LO KE-sef yish-KOL ke-MO-har hab-be-too-LOT
Exegesis
The future obligation ke-seph yiš-qōl {כֶסֶף יִשְׁקֹל | ke-seph yiš-qōl} sets out the payment action, and the prepositional phrase kə-mō-hār ha-bə-tu-lōt {כְּמֹהַר הַבְּתוּלֹת | kə-mō-hār ha-bə-tu-lōt} specifies the legal standard fee. English SVO order mirrors Hebrew VSO emphasis on condition and binding obligation.
Root and etymology
מ-ה-רm-h-r
“marriage payment”
In context — Exodus 22:17
And if her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall weigh out silver according to the bride-price of virgins.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 22:17, so the Hebrew word כְּמֹ֖הַר (kemohar) 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.22.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.17.W8.S1) and character.