Exodus 22:25:4Exod.22.25.W4TABWLC Exodus 22:24
אֶת־הֶֽעָנִי֙
etheani
“the poor one”
- Transliteration
- et-he-a-NI
- Extended
- eht-heh-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hɛ.ʕaː.ˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the poor one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-he-a-NI
- 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 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
ʿ-n-hayin–nun–he
“poor, afflicted”
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 22:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 22:25, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הֶֽעָנִי֙ (etheani) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.25.W4.S1) and character.