Exodus 22:2:8Exod.22.2.W8TABWLC Exodus 22:1
דָּמִֽים׃
damim
“bloodguilt”
- Transliteration
- da-MIM
- Extended
- dah-MEEM
- IPA
- /daːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- bloodguilt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-MIM
- clause
EN LO da-MIM
- sentence
im-bam-makh-TE-ret yim-ma-TSE hag-gan-NAV ve-huk-KA va-MET EN LO da-MIM
Exegesis
The phrase en lo damim {אֵין לוֹ דָּמִים | ʾên lô dāmîm} uses the ʾêyn + lō + noun construction to express exemption from liability. The Hebrew SVO ordering and vav-consecutive sequence have been rendered into English to preserve causal relationships and legal force.
Root and etymology
Rootd-m-m
“blood; bloodshed; guilt”
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 22:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 22:2, so the Hebrew word דָּמִֽים׃ (damim) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.2.W8.S1) and character.