Exodus 23:26:3Exod.23.26.W3TAB
מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥ה
meshakkela
“miscarrying”
- Transliteration
- me-shak-ke-LA
- Extended
- meh-shah-keh-LAA
- IPA
- /mə.ʃak.ke.ˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- miscarrying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-shak-ke-LA
- phraseyour reading level
me-shak-ke-LA va-a-ka-RA
- clause
LO tih-YEH me-shak-ke-LA va-a-ka-RA be-ar-TSE-kha
- sentence
LO tih-YEH me-shak-ke-LA va-a-ka-RA be-ar-TSE-kha et-mis-PAR ya-MEH-kha a-mal-LE
Exegesis
It follows with the coordinated predicates meshakelah {מְשַׁכֵּלָה | mešaqqēlā} ‘causing miscarriage’ and va-aqarah {וַעֲקָרָה | wa‘qārāh} ‘barren,’ each marked feminine singular.
Root and etymology
š-q-lshin-kaph-lamed
“to bereave, cause loss”
In context — Exodus 23:26
There will not be anyone who causes miscarriage or who is barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:26, so the Hebrew word מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥ה (meshakkela) 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.23.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.26.W3.S1) and character.