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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-bam-makh-TE-ret
- clause
im-bam-makh-TE-ret yim-ma-TSE hag-gan-NAV ve-huk-KA va-MET
- 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 context — Exodus 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.