Exodus 23:24:12Exod.23.24.W12TAB
תְּשַׁבֵּ֖ר
teshaber
“break”
- Transliteration
- te-sha-BER
- Extended
- teh-shah-BEHR
- IPA
- /tə.ʃabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- break
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-sha-BER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sha-BER te-sha-BER
- 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 23:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 23:24, so the Hebrew word תְּשַׁבֵּ֖ר (teshaber) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.24.W12.S1) and character.