Exodus 23:15:18Exod.23.15.W18TAB
רֵיקָֽם׃
reikam
“empty-handed”
- Transliteration
- rei-KAM
- Extended
- reh-KAAM
- IPA
- /reː.ˈqaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- empty-handed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rei-KAM
- clause
ve-lo-ye-ra-U fa-NAI rei-KAM
- sentence
et-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT tish-MOR shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT ka-a-SHER tsi-vee-TI-kha le-mo-ED KHO-desh ha-a-VIV ki-VO ya-TSA-ta mim-mits-RA-yim ve-lo-ye-ra-U fa-NAI rei-KAM
Exegesis
The jussive prohibition wə-lō-yērāʾū panāy rēqām{וְלֹא־יֵרָא֥וּ פָנַי רֵיקָם | wə-lō-yērāʾū panāy rēqām} forbids appearing before the divine presence empty-handed, reinforcing the covenantal requirement.
In context — Exodus 23:15
You shall observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days and eat unleavened bread as I have commanded you at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you went out from Egypt. No one shall appear before My face empty-handed.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:15:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Exodus 23:15, so the Hebrew word רֵיקָֽם׃ (reikam) 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.23.15.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.15.W18.S1) and character.