Exodus 23:24:10Exod.23.24.W10TAB
תְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔ם
teharsem
“overthrow them”
- Transliteration
- te-har-SEM
- Extended
- teh-hahr-SEHM
- IPA
- /tə.haːrˈseːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- overthrow them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-har-SEM
- clause
KI ha-RES te-har-SEM ve-sha-BER te-sha-BER mat-tse-vo-TEI-hem
- sentence
lo-tish-ta-kha-VE le-e-lo-HEI-hem ve-LO ta-av-DEM ve-LO ta-a-SE ke-ma-a-SEI-hem KI ha-RES te-har-SEM ve-sha-BER te-sha-BER mat-tse-vo-TEI-hem
Exegesis
The causal particle ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a purpose clause paired with the infinitive absolutes hares {הָרֵס | hā-rēs} ‘tearing down’ and ve-shabber {וְשַׁבֵּר | wə-šaḇ-bēr} ‘breaking’, which are intensified by the imperfect forms teharsem {תְּהָרְסֵם | tə-hā-rəs-ēm} ‘you shall surely tear them down’ and teshabber {תְּשַׁבֵּר | tə-šaḇ-bēr} ‘you shall surely break’.
In context — Exodus 23:24
You shall not bow down to their gods , nor serve them, nor follow their deeds, for by tearing down you shall tear them down, and by breaking you shall break their pillars .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:24:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 23:24, so the Hebrew word תְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔ם (teharsem) 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.23.24.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.24.W10.S1) and character.