Exodus 22:6:12Exod.22.6.W12TABWLC Exodus 22:5
יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם
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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Word in context
- word
ye-sha-LEM
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LEM ye-sha-LEM
- clause
sha-LEM ye-sha-LEM ha-mav-IR et-ha-be-e-RA
- sentence
ki-te-TSE ESH oo-ma-tse-A ko-TSIM ve-ne-e-KHAL ga-DISH OH ha-ka-MA OH ha-sa-DE sha-LEM ye-sha-LEM ha-mav-IR et-ha-be-e-RA
Exegesis
The participle hambeir {הַמְבְעִיר | hambeʿîr} ‘kindler’ shifts to the agent, followed by yeshallem {יְשַׁלֵּם | yəšallēm} ‘shall make restitution’, with shalem {שַׁלֵּם | šallēm} ‘completely’ intensifying the obligation.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to restore, repay”
In context — Exodus 22:6
If a fire goes out and finds thorns, and a heap or the standing grain or the field is consumed, the one who kindled the burning must make complete restitution.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 22:6, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם (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.22.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.6.W12.S1) and character.