Exodus 22:26:3Exod.22.26.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:25
שַׂלְמַ֣ת
salmat
“cloak of”
- Transliteration
- sal-MAT
- Extended
- sahl-MAHT
- IPA
- /salˈmat/
Meaning by language
- English
- cloak of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sal-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
sal-MAT reh-EH-kha
- clause
im-kha-VOL takh-BOL sal-MAT reh-EH-kha
- sentence
im-kha-VOL takh-BOL sal-MAT reh-EH-kha ad-BO ha-SHE-mesh te-shi-VEH-noo LO
Exegesis
The construct phrase salmat re’ekha {שַׂלְמַת רֵעֶךָ | śal-maṯ rê-ʿe-ḵā} conveys “garment of your neighbor,” marking possession in a covenant community.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“garment”
In context — Exodus 22:26
If you take as a pledge your neighbor’s garment , you shall return it to him before the sun sets.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:26, so the Hebrew word שַׂלְמַ֣ת (salmat) 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.22.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.26.W3.S1) and character.