Exodus 22:20:3Exod.22.20.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:19
יָֽחֳרָ֑ם
yakhoram
“shall be devoted to destruction”
- Transliteration
- ya-kho-RAM
- Extended
- yah-khoh-RAAM
- IPA
- /jaː.ħɔ̆.ˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be devoted to destruction
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-kho-RAM
- 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 verb yachoram {יָחֳרָם | yā-ḥô-rām}, in the Qal imperfect passive, issues a decree of irrevocable destruction.
Root and etymology
ח־ר־ם
“to ban or devote to destruction”
In context — Exodus 22:20
Whoever sacrifices to gods —except to the LORD alone—must be devoted to destruction.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:20, so the Hebrew word יָֽחֳרָ֑ם (yakhoram) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.20.W3.S1) and character.