Exodus 22:25:8Exod.22.25.W8TABWLC Exodus 22:24
כְּנֹשֶׁ֑ה
kenoshe
“as a creditor”
- Transliteration
- ke-no-SHE
- Extended
- keh-noh-SHEH
- IPA
- /kə.noː.ˈʃɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a creditor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-no-SHE
- 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 first prohibition employs the negated imperfect lotihyeh {לֹא־תִהְיֶה | lōʾ tîhyēh} with the predicate kanosheh {כַּנֹּשֶׁה | ka-nō-šeh} “creditor,” forming a nominal clause.
Root and etymology
n-š-hnun–shin–he
“to lend, to demand repayment”
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 22:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 22:25, so the Hebrew word כְּנֹשֶׁ֑ה (kenoshe) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.25.W8.S1) and character.