Exodus 22:4:10Exod.22.4.W10TABWLC Exodus 22:3
יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃
yeshalem
“he shall pay”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-LEM
- Extended
- yeh-shah-LEHM
- IPA
- /jə.ʃalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- he shall pay
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-sha-LEM
- clause
she-NA-yim ye-sha-LEM
- sentence
im-him-ma-TSE tim-ma-TSE be-ya-DO hag-ge-ne-VA mish-SHOR ad-kha-MOR ad-SE khai-YIM she-NA-yim ye-sha-LEM
Exegesis
In the apodosis, the numeral šənayim {שְׁנַיִם | šənayim} ‘two’ precedes yəšallēm {יְשַׁלֵּם | yəšallēm} ‘he shall pay’, a word order that heightens the legal emphasis on double repayment.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to restore, repay”
In context — Exodus 22:4
If the stolen item is found in his possession—whether it be an ox, a donkey, or a sheep—and it is alive, he shall pay double .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 22:4, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ (yeshalem) 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.22.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.4.W10.S1) and character.