Exodus 22:21:1Exod.22.21.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:20
וְגֵ֥ר
veger
“and a sojourner”
- Transliteration
- ve-GER
- Extended
- veh-GEHR
- IPA
- /wəˈɣeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a sojourner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-GER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GER lo-to-NE
- clause
ve-GER lo-to-NE ve-LO til-kha-TSE-nu
- sentence
ve-GER lo-to-NE ve-LO til-kha-TSE-nu ki-ge-RIM he-yi-TEM be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The verse begins with veger {וְגֵר | vә-ger}, linking the statute’s subject to the outsider.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–vav–resh
“sojourn”
In context — Exodus 22:21
You shall not exploit a sojourner or press him down with oppression, because you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:21, so the Hebrew word וְגֵ֥ר (veger) 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.22.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.21.W1.S1) and character.