Exodus 22:5:12Exod.22.5.W12TABWLC Exodus 22:4
וּמֵיטַ֥ב
oomeitav
“and the best of”
- Transliteration
- oo-mei-TAV
- Extended
- oo-mee-TAHV
- IPA
- /u.meːˈtav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the best of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-mei-TAV
- phraseyour reading level
oo-mei-TAV kar-MO
- clause
mei-TAV sa-DE-hu oo-mei-TAV kar-MO ye-sha-LEM
- sentence
KI yav-er-EESH sa-DEH o-KHE-rem ve-shi-LAKH et-bee-RO oo-vi-ER bis-DEH a-KHER mei-TAV sa-DE-hu oo-mei-TAV kar-MO ye-sha-LEM
Root and etymology
Rootyod–tet–beth
“good; best”
In context — Exodus 22:5
If a man lets his livestock graze in a field or vineyard and it strays into another person’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 22:5, so the Hebrew word וּמֵיטַ֥ב (oomeitav) 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.22.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.5.W12.S1) and character.