Exodus 22:9:14Exod.22.9.W14TABWLC Exodus 22:8
דְּבַר־שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם
devarsheneihem
“the matter of both of them”
- Transliteration
- de-var-she-NEI-hem
- Extended
- deh-vahr-she-NEE-hehm
- IPA
- /də.var.ʃə.ˈneː.hɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the matter of both of them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
de-var-she-NEI-hem
- 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.
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 22:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Exodus 22:9, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם (devarsheneihem) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.9.W14.S1) and character.