Exodus 22:9:11Exod.22.9.W11TABWLC Exodus 22:8
עַ֚ד
ad
“before”
- Transliteration
- AD
- Extended
- AHD
- IPA
- /ˈʕad/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
AD
- clause
al-kol-de-var-PE-sha al-SHOR al-kha-MOR al-SE al-sal-MA al-kol-a-ve-DA a-SHER yo-MAR ki-HU ZE AD ha-e-lo-HIM ya-VO de-var-she-NEI-hem
- sentence
al-kol-de-var-PE-sha al-SHOR al-kha-MOR al-SE al-sal-MA al-kol-a-ve-DA a-SHER yo-MAR ki-HU ZE AD ha-e-lo-HIM ya-VO de-var-she-NEI-hem a-SHER yar-shi-UN e-lo-HIM ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM le-re-E-hu
Exegesis
The expression ad haelohim yavo devar shenehem {עַד־הָאֱלֹהִים יָבֹא דְּבַר־שְׁנֵיהֶם | ʿad hā-ʼĕ-lō-hîm yā-vōʾ də-var šə-nē-hêm} marks referral of the dispute to judicial authority.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–dalet
“witness”
In context — Exodus 22:9
For every trespass concerning an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item about which one says “This is it,” the case of both parties shall come before the judges , and whoever the judges declare guilty shall pay double to his neighbor.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 22:9, so the Hebrew word עַ֚ד (ad) 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.22.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.9.W11.S1) and character.