Exodus 22:5:14Exod.22.5.W14TABWLC Exodus 22:4
יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃
yeshalem
“shall make restitution”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-LEM
- Extended
- yeh-shah-LEHM
- IPA
- /jə.ʃalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall make restitution
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
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
Exegesis
Finally, the Piel imperfect yeshallēm {יְשַׁלֵּם | yə-šallēm} ‘he shall pay; he shall make restitution’ concludes the apodosis, prescribing the legal remedy.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to complete; to make whole; to pay”
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 22:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Exodus 22:5, 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.22.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.5.W14.S1) and character.