Exodus 22:3:2Exod.22.3.W2TABWLC Exodus 22:2
הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ
hashemesh
“the sun”
- Transliteration
- ha-SHE-mesh
- Extended
- hah-SHEH-mesh
- IPA
- /haʃˈʃɛ.mɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sun
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-SHE-mesh
- phraseyour reading level
im-zar-KHA ha-SHE-mesh
- clause
im-zar-KHA ha-SHE-mesh a-LAV da-MIM LO
- sentence
im-zar-KHA ha-SHE-mesh a-LAV da-MIM LO sha-LEM ye-shal-LEM im-EN LO veh-nim-KAR big-ne-va-TO
Exegesis
The Qal perfect zorcha {זָרְחָה | zārəḥā} “has shone” with haššāmeš {הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ | haš-šā-meš} “the sun” establishes a dawn timeframe.
In context — Exodus 22:3
But if the sun has risen upon him, bloodguilt shall rest on the one who struck him; the thief must make full restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 22:3, so the Hebrew word הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ (hashemesh) 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.22.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.3.W2.S1) and character.