Exodus 22:4:6Exod.22.4.W6TABWLC Exodus 22:3
עַד־חֲמ֛וֹר
adkhamor
“to donkey”
- Transliteration
- ad-kha-MOR
- Extended
- ahd-kha-MOHR
- IPA
- /ʕad.ħaˈmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to donkey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ad-kha-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
mish-SHOR ad-kha-MOR
- clause
im-him-ma-TSE tim-ma-TSE be-ya-DO hag-ge-ne-VA mish-SHOR ad-kha-MOR ad-SE khai-YIM
- 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
The merism miš-šôr ʿād-ḥāmôr ʿād śêh {מִשּׁוֹר עַד־חֲמוֹר עַד־שֶׂה | miš-šôr ʿād-ḥāmôr ʿād śêh} ‘from ox to donkey to sheep’ encompasses primary livestock categories.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–dalet
“witness”
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 22:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 22:4, so the Hebrew word עַד־חֲמ֛וֹר (adkhamor) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.4.W6.S1) and character.