Exodus 22:9:18Exod.22.9.W18TABWLC Exodus 22:8
יְשַׁלֵּ֥ם
yeshallem
“shall repay”
- Transliteration
- ye-shal-LEM
- Extended
- yeh-shahl-LEHM
- IPA
- /jə.ʃal.ˈleːm/
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
a-SHER yar-shi-UN e-lo-HIM ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM le-re-E-hu
- 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 Hiphil imperfect yarshiun {יַרְשִׁיעֻן | yār-šî-ʿûn} indicates formal condemnation, and the Piel imperfect yeshalem {יְשַׁלֵּם | yə-šal-lêm} mandates restitution.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to restore, repay”
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 22:9:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Exodus 22:9, 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.22.9.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.9.W18.S1) and character.