Exodus 22:18:1Exod.22.18.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:17
מְכַשֵּׁפָ֖ה
mekhashefa
“a sorceress”
- Transliteration
- me-kha-she-FA
- Extended
- meh-khah-sheh-FAA
- IPA
- /mə.xa.ʃeː.ˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sorceress
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-kha-she-FA
- sentence
me-kha-she-FA LO te-kha-YE
Exegesis
The clause begins with mekhashefah {מְכַשֵּׁפָה | mĕ-ḵaš-šē-pā} ‘sorceress’, a participle functioning as the direct object placed before the verb to highlight the person barred from life.
Root and etymology
k-š-pkaf-sheen-peh
“to practice sorcery”
In context — Exodus 22:18
You shall not let a sorceress live .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:18, so the Hebrew word מְכַשֵּׁפָ֖ה (mekhashefa) 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.22.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.18.W1.S1) and character.