Exodus 22:8:10Exod.22.8.W10TABWLC Exodus 22:7
בִּמְלֶ֖אכֶת
bimelekhet
“against the property of”
- Transliteration
- bi-me-LE-khet
- Extended
- bih-meh-LEH-khet
- IPA
- /bi.mə.ˈlɛʔ.xɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the property of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-me-LE-khet
- clause
im-LO sha-LAKH ya-DO bi-me-LE-khet re-E-hu
- sentence
im-LO yi-ma-TSE ha-ga-NAV ve-nik-RAV ba-al-ha-BA-yit el-ha-e-lo-HIM im-LO sha-LAKH ya-DO bi-me-LE-khet re-E-hu
Exegesis
The construct bimelekhet reaehu {בִּמְלֶאכֶת רֵעֵהוּ | bi-mə-le-ḵet rē-ʿē-hū} frames ownership. The parallel conditionals ensure procedural fairness in the covenant community.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־א־ךְ
“work”
In context — Exodus 22:8
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must approach God to determine whether he has not stretched out his hand into his neighbor’s property.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 22:8, so the Hebrew word בִּמְלֶ֖אכֶת (bimelekhet) 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.22.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.8.W10.S1) and character.