Exodus 22:2:1Exod.22.2.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:1

אִם־בַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶת

imbammakhteret

if in the break-in

Transliteration
im-bam-makh-TE-ret
Extended
ihm-bahm-mahkh-TEH-reht
IPA
/ʔim.bam.maħ.ˈtɛ.rɛθ/

Meaning by language

English
if in the break-in

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אִם + בַּמ + מַּחְ + תֶּ֛ + רֶת
im + bam + makh + te + ret
imbammakhteret

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    im-bam-makh-TE-ret

  2. clause

    im-bam-makh-TE-ret yim-ma-TSE hag-gan-NAV ve-huk-KA va-MET

  3. sentence

    im-bam-makh-TE-ret yim-ma-TSE hag-gan-NAV ve-huk-KA va-MET EN LO da-MIM

Exegesis

The conditional protasis begins with im {אִם | ʾîm} ‘if’, marking a legal scenario.

In contextExodus 22:2

If in the act of breaking in the thief is found and is struck and dies, there is no bloodguilt for him.

About this coordinate

Exodus 22:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:2, so the Hebrew word אִם־בַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶת (imbammakhteret) 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.22.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.2.W1.S1) and character.