Exodus 22:20:1Exod.22.20.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:19
זֹבֵ֥חַ
zoveakh
“whoever sacrifices”
- Transliteration
- zo-VE-akh
- Extended
- zoh-VEH-akh
- IPA
- /zoː.ˈveː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- whoever sacrifices
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zo-VE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
zo-VE-akh la-e-lo-HIM
- clause
zo-VE-akh la-e-lo-HIM ya-kho-RAM
- sentence
zo-VE-akh la-e-lo-HIM ya-kho-RAM bil-TI la-ye-ho-VAH le-vad-DO
Exegesis
The clause begins with the participle zoveach {זֹבֵחַ | zô-wê-ăḥ} functioning as a nominal subject.
In context — Exodus 22:20
Whoever sacrifices to gods —except to the LORD alone—must be devoted to destruction.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:20, so the Hebrew word זֹבֵ֥חַ (zoveakh) 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.22.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.20.W1.S1) and character.