Exodus 22:28:7Exod.22.28.W7TABWLC Exodus 22:27
תָאֹֽר׃
taor
“curse”
- Transliteration
- ta-OR
- Extended
- tah-OHR
- IPA
- /θaː.ˈʔoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- curse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-OR
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-OR
- clause
ve-na-SI be-am-me-KHA LO ta-OR
- sentence
e-lo-HIM LO te-ka-LEL ve-na-SI be-am-me-KHA LO ta-OR
Exegesis
The conjunction vav in wə-nā-sîʾ {וְנָשִׂיא | wə-nā-sîʾ} ‘and ruler’ introduces the second parallel prohibition, which likewise begins with lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ followed by the Qal imperfect taor {תָאֹר | ṯā-ʾôr} ‘you shall curse.’ This paratactic construction yields two balanced legal injunctions.
In context — Exodus 22:28
You shall not speak curses against God , and you shall not pronounce a curse upon a ruler among your people.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 22:28, so the Hebrew word תָאֹֽר׃ (taor) 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.22.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.28.W7.S1) and character.