Exodus 22:4:8Exod.22.4.W8TABWLC Exodus 22:3
חַיִּ֑ים
khaiyim
“alive”
- Transliteration
- khai-YIM
- Extended
- khai-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħajˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- alive
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khai-YIM
- 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 circumstantial qualifier ḥayīm {חַיִּים | ḥayīm} ‘alive’ specifies the condition for restitution.
Root and etymology
ח־י־ה
“to live, alive”
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 22:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 22:4, so the Hebrew word חַיִּ֑ים (khaiyim) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.4.W8.S1) and character.