Exodus 23:5:1Exod.23.5.W1TAB
כִּֽי־תִרְאֶ֞ה
kitireh
“if you see”
- Transliteration
- ki-tir-EH
- Extended
- kee-tir-EH
- IPA
- /kiː.θir.ˈʔɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- if you see
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-tir-EH
- clause
ki-tir-EH kha-MOR so-na-a-KHA ro-VETS TA-khat mas-sa-O ve-kha-dal-TA meh-ah-ZOV LO
- sentence
ki-tir-EH kha-MOR so-na-a-KHA ro-VETS TA-khat mas-sa-O ve-kha-dal-TA meh-ah-ZOV LO a-ZOV ta-ah-ZOV im-MO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle ki {כִּי | kî} marking a stipulation.
The verb tirʾeh {תִרְאֶה | tirʾeh} introduces the construct chain khamor sonakha {חֲמוֹר שֹׂנַאֲךָ | khā-môr sō-nā-ʾā-khâ}, “donkey of your enemy,” further described by the participle rovets {רֹבֵץ | rōvēṣ} to indicate its state.
In context — Exodus 23:5
When you see the donkey of your enemy lying under its load, and you would hold back from helping him, you must surely help him with it.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:5, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־תִרְאֶ֞ה (kitireh) 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.23.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.5.W1.S1) and character.