Exodus 22:4:7Exod.22.4.W7TABWLC Exodus 22:3
עַד־שֶׂ֖ה
adse
“to sheep”
- Transliteration
- ad-SE
- Extended
- ahd-SEH
- IPA
- /ʕad.ˈseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to sheep
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ad-SE
- 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 22:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 22:4, so the Hebrew word עַד־שֶׂ֖ה (adse) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.4.W7.S1) and character.