Exodus 22:29:4Exod.22.29.W4TABWLC Exodus 22:28
תְאַחֵ֑ר
teakher
“delay”
- Transliteration
- te-a-KHER
- Extended
- teh-ah-KHEHR
- IPA
- /tə.ʔa.ˈxeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- delay
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-a-KHER
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-a-KHER
- clause
me-le-at-KHA ve-dim-a-KHA LO te-a-KHER
- sentence
me-le-at-KHA ve-dim-a-KHA LO te-a-KHER be-KHOR ba-NEI-kha ti-TEN-li
Exegesis
The verse begins with a coordinated object phrase mele’atkha {מְלֵאָתְךָ | məleʾāṯəḵā} “your fullness” and vedim’akha {וְדִמְעֲךָ | wə-diməʿākha} “your outflow” governed by the negative imperative lo te’akher {לֹא תְּאַחֵר | lōʾ təʾaḥēr} “do not delay.”
In context — Exodus 22:29
You shall not hold back the first of your harvest and the outflow of your press. You shall give to Me the firstborn of your sons.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 22:29, so the Hebrew word תְאַחֵ֑ר (teakher) 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.22.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.29.W4.S1) and character.