Exodus 23:20:3Exod.23.20.W3TAB
שֹׁלֵ֤חַ
sholeakh
“sending”
- Transliteration
- sho-LE-akh
- Extended
- shoh-LEH-akh
- IPA
- /ʃo.ˈleː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- sending
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-LE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
sho-LE-akh mal-AKH
- clause
hin-NEH a-no-KHI sho-LE-akh mal-AKH le-fa-NE-kha lish-mor-KHA bad-DA-rekh
- sentence
hin-NEH a-no-KHI sho-LE-akh mal-AKH le-fa-NE-kha lish-mor-KHA bad-DA-rekh ve-la-ha-vi-a-KHA el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER ha-khi-NO-ti
Exegesis
The participle sholeakh {שֹׁלֵ֤חַ | šōlēaḥ} ‘sending’ in Qal marks the primary action, with malakh {מַלְאָךְ֙ | malʾāḵ} ‘angel’ as its agent.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–het
“to send”
In context — Exodus 23:20
Behold, I am sending an angel ahead of you, to keep watch over you on the way and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:20, so the Hebrew word שֹׁלֵ֤חַ (sholeakh) 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.23.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.20.W3.S1) and character.