Exodus 23:19:9Exod.23.19.W9TAB
גְּדִ֖י
gedee
“a young goat”
- Transliteration
- ge-DEE
- Extended
- geh-DEE
- IPA
- /gə.ˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a young goat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ge-DEE
- phraseyour reading level
lo-te-va-SHEL ge-DEE
- clause
lo-te-va-SHEL ge-DEE ba-kha-LEV im-MO
- sentence
re-SHEET bi-ku-RE ad-MAT-kha ta-VEE BET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha lo-te-va-SHEL ge-DEE ba-kha-LEV im-MO
Exegesis
The subsequent negative prohibition lo-tevashel gedi ba-chalev immo {לֹא־תְבַשֵּׁל גְּדִי בַּחֲלֵב אִמּוֹ | lōʼ-tə-baš-šēl ḡə-dî ba-ḥă-lēḇ ’im-mô} pairs a dietary ban with the earlier ritual requirement, highlighting covenantal boundaries between worship practices and communal identity.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel-dalet-yod
“kid”
In context — Exodus 23:19
Bring the beginning of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God . You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 23:19, so the Hebrew word גְּדִ֖י (gedee) 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.23.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.19.W9.S1) and character.