Exodus 22:25:1Exod.22.25.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:24
אִם־כֶּ֣סֶף
imkesef
“if money”
- Transliteration
- im-KE-sef
- Extended
- ihm-KEH-sehf
- IPA
- /ʔim.ˈkɛ.sɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- if money
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-KE-sef
- phraseyour reading level
im-KE-sef tal-VE et-a-MI
- clause
im-KE-sef tal-VE et-a-MI et-he-a-NI im-MAKH loh-tih-YEH LO ke-no-SHE
- sentence
im-KE-sef tal-VE et-a-MI et-he-a-NI im-MAKH loh-tih-YEH LO ke-no-SHE loh-teh-see-MOON a-LAV NE-shekh
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim}, introducing a protasis for a legal injunction.
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks both kesef {כֶּסֶף | kə-sef} “silver” and heʿani {הֶעָנִי | hə-ʿā-nî} “the poor,” specifying what is lent and who receives it.
Root and etymology
k-s-pkaf–samekh–pe
“silver, money”
In context — Exodus 22:25
If you lend silver to my poor among you, you shall not assume the role of a creditor, nor impose interest on him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:25, so the Hebrew word אִם־כֶּ֣סֶף (imkesef) 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.22.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.25.W1.S1) and character.