Exodus 22:7:12Exod.22.7.W12TABWLC Exodus 22:6
יְשַׁלֵּ֥ם
yeshallem
“shall repay”
- Transliteration
- ye-shal-LEM
- Extended
- yeh-shahl-LEHM
- IPA
- /jə.ʃalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall repay
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-shal-LEM
- phraseyour reading level
ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM
- clause
im-yi-ma-TSE ha-gan-NAV ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM
- sentence
ki-yi-TEN ISH el-re-E-hu KE-sef o-khe-LIM lish-MOR ve-gun-NAV mib-BEIT ha-ISH im-yi-ma-TSE ha-gan-NAV ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yishallem {יְשַׁלֵּם | yəšallêm} ‘he shall pay’ enacts the judicial penalty, with the dual form shenayim {שְׁנַיִם | šĕnayîm} conveying a twofold restitution.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to complete, to make whole”
In context — Exodus 22:7
If a man gives silver or goods to keep to his neighbor, and they are stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 22:7, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֵּ֥ם (yeshallem) 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.22.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.7.W12.S1) and character.